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28.09.2022 / 01:25
‘Chicago Med’ Star Marlyne Barrett Reveals Uterine and Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
People, revealing that doctors found a “football-sized” tumor on her uterus and left ovary in July.“When my character went through breast cancer, I had a sea of people reach out to me through social media. They brought me courage, and so I felt a sense of inevitability to meet their hearts where they met me,” she said, referring to Maggie’s fictional battle with breast cancer in 2019.“The initial experience was a shock, a shock to my womanhood,” said Barrett, who is also known for her work on “The Wire” and “Damages.” “I didn’t believe them, but when they showed me the CT scan, I went, ‘Oh my word.’ The first questions were, ‘Am I going to live?’ I just fell into my husband’s arms. It still takes my breath away when I think about it.”Barrett’s first symptoms began April, after an operation to repair a hernia, “had this accumulation of fluid [in my abdomen] that I couldn’t shake.