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Shirley Chung, Top Chef Alum, Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer

Shirley Chung has been diagnosed with a very serious form of cancer. We send our best wishes to the Top Chef alum.

Earlier this week, the Top Chef alum took to Instagram in order to break the awful news that she was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer in May. However, Chung — who advanced to the Top Chef finals on Season 14 — was quickly faced with a nearly impossible difficult decision when it came to her medical journey. “I broke down, crying, trying to put thoughts together and ask questions but physically couldn’t, all I heard was ‘option 1, surgery, 100% removal of your tongue,’” Chung recalled via her emotional post.

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