Kim Kardashian says late father’s cancer made her keep diagnosis private

US reality television star Kim Kardashian has said she initially kept her diagnosis of oesophagitis private because it reminded her of her father, Robert Kardashian, who died of oesophageal cancer in 2003.

Kardashian discussed her diagnosis in the latest episode of The Kardashians, saying the condition had been weighing on her mind.

“I’ve seen a couple of doctors, and it’s been heavy on my mind lately,” the SKIMS founder said on the show. “I haven’t really told too many people about this just because I think it’s something that really hits home for me.”

“I just don’t really want to go there with my dad having passed away from oesophagus cancer,” she added.

Kardashian said she hoped medication would resolve the problem but was uncertain about what would happen next.

“Hopefully I can just take medication, and this will go away. But I just don’t know what’s gonna happen,” she said.

Robert Kardashian, a lawyer and the reality star’s father, died in 2003, aged 59, after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Oesophagitis is inflammation of the lining of the oesophagus and is distinct from oesophageal cancer. Kardashian’s diagnosis comes about a year after she revealed that doctors had found a small aneurysm in her brain.

At the time, she encouraged people to monitor their health, saying: “It’s just a good measure to go make sure that you always check everything. And health is wealth, and you have to be careful with everything that you do.”

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