‘Top Chef’ star reveals devastating stage 4 cancer diagnosis: ‘Your love and support with carry me through’

Top Chef alum Shirley Chung has shared that she is battling stage 4 tongue cancer.

The restaurateur announced the news via a lengthy post on Instagram. She explained how she had been suffering dental issues since December, and in May an oral surgeon “discovered a hidden tumor” under her tongue, which lead to her diagnosis.

“Hiiiii loves, I have some personal news to share with you,” Chung wrote in her July 26 Instagram post. “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.”

Top Chef alum Shirley Chung has shared that she is battling stage 4 tongue cancer.

The restaurateur announced the news via a lengthy post on Instagram. She explained how she had been suffering dental issues since December, and in May an oral surgeon “discovered a hidden tumor” under her tongue, which lead to her diagnosis.

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