Ex Big Brother star Charlie Doherty confirms she’s been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour.
Charlie – who shot to fame on the the reality programme back 2016 – took to Instagram to bravely share her tragic news with her fans. Telling them she’d pushed for an MRI scan only to uncover devastating results.
She began: “So I received some rubbish news this week… I have been having some ongoing issues which has gone on a while and I pushed for an MRI which has resulted in them finding a brain tumour.”
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She went on to give her own personal overview on why may not have been so lucky, she warned: “I have been researching and finding out as much as I can and I basically wanted to share awareness that this is happening more and more and to younger people.”
The TV star added: “I don’t know if this was caused by environmental factors but if I was to hazard a guess it could be from mobile phone use in my right ear for a number of years/ sunbeds / nightclubs in loud music.
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She continued: “That’s obviously just speculation as I don’t know enough about it yet. Other than it’s rare and does have treatment options.
Wanting further information on her rare illness, she requested: “If anyone knows or has had this kind of tumour please let me know best treatments to be looked at and any advice you can give. To me this is a very alien subject scary and quite frankly shocking. The tumour is called an acoustic neuroma.”
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Charlie finished up her post with: “Sorry to share such a negative list but I am very health conscious and worried. And any information people can give me (as well as the professionals) is all appreciated right now. Love and peace.”
Guidelines on the NHS, outline that a acoustic neuroma is benign, meaning it’s non-cancerous. Fortunately, for Charlie there are options such as brain surgery and stereotactic radio-surgery that can be helped to treat her condition, states The Health body.
It notes also specifies: “Acoustic neuromas tend to affect adults aged 30 to 60 and usually have no obvious cause.”
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