After being diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer, Shirley Chung was presented with two treatment options: She could take the less common route of chemotherapy and radiation or the more effective route of removing her tongue entirely. Shirley chose the former. The Top Chef alum recalled the dilemma in a...

Top Chef Alum Shirley Chung Reveals Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis: "I Am a Fighter"

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TOP Chef alum Shirley Chung has revealed she was diagnosed with stage four tongue cancer in May. Shirley, 47, shared the emotional health update with her Instagram followers on 26 July. “Hiiiii loves, I have some personal news to share with you,” she wrote, alongside videos and photographs of Shirley shaving off her hair. In […]

Top Chef’s Shirley Chung refuses to remove ‘100% of tongue’ despite high survival rate as she shares cancer diagnosis

Alongside a video of herself shaving her head, shared on Instagram, she wrote, “Hiiiii loves, I have some personal news to share with you. Since last year December, I had a series of dental issues, I bit my tongue severely; I fractured my tooth and had to extract it and get an implant… we thought it was because I am a heavy teeth grinder.

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‘Top Chef’ Star Shirley Chung Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer

Top Chef star Shirley Chung announced to the public that she has been diagnosed with stage four tongue cancer. In an emotional post on Instagram, featuring...

‘Top Chef’ Star Shirley Chung Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer

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