UCSF oncologist is hoping Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement encourages others to get screened.
In a video released Friday, the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton announced she has cancer.
« It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, » said Middleton.
The type of cancer has not been disclosed but Middleton said it was found after she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
« It was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present, » said Middleton.
Middleton says her medical team then advised preventative chemotherapy. ABC News spoke to Dr. Arif Kamal, an oncologist with the American Cancer Society about the importance of this treatment.
« What we recognize is that cancer shows up in millions and billions of cells that we can’t just see with our normal eye. So we use chemotherapy to come and kind of clean up the rest. Make sure that there is nothing left behind, » said Dr.
