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Newsweek
22-06-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Gen Zer Reaches Final Stage of Chemo—Has No Idea Devastating News Is Coming
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. When Alexis Klimpl discovered a grape-sized lump in her breast, her gut immediately told her it was cancer. But due to her young age, she tried to convince herself it couldn't be. However, a series of tests and scans confirmed the worst: she had stage 2 triple-positive breast cancer at just 24 years old. Now, one year later, the publicist from San Diego, California, is in remission. But she's also navigating early menopause brought on by her treatment. "I can't have kids for 10 more years because of the medication I'm on," she told Newsweek. Klimpl takes Lupron, a drug used to reduce the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer returning in premenopausal women following surgery and other treatments. She also takes Letrozole, a hormone blocker. "I never thought I'd be in menopause at 25," she said. "I have 10 to 15 hot flashes a day, night sweats, ongoing hair loss, vaginal dryness and mood swings." Most women begin the menopausal transition between the ages of 45 and 55, with symptoms often lasting for several years. Breast cancer, too, is typically associated with older women—the American Cancer Society reports that the median age at diagnosis is 62. Although uncommon, a small percentage of cases do occur in women under 45. L-R: Klimpl with her partner and Klimpl sitting in the hospital during cancer treatment. L-R: Klimpl with her partner and Klimpl sitting in the hospital during cancer treatment. Alexis Klimpl Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, the co-director of the sexuality, intimacy and menopause for cancer survivors program at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, explained to Newsweek why patients like Klimpl go through a medicated menopause. "The problem here is that for a woman who has (presumed) estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, all oncologists would want to avoid giving her estrogen, and indeed would probably give her medications to minimize her own body's production of any estrogen from any non-ovarian source," Minkin said. With no family history of breast cancer, Klimpl and her mother were devastated by the diagnosis. "I thought I was too young to have cancer," she told Newsweek, explaining that she initially hoped it was just a cyst, but she could feel it growing. "When I was diagnosed, the doctors didn't know how it happened. They said it's rare at my age. My mom broke down. Seeing her face—I'll never forget that image," Klimpl said. A friend set up a GoFundMe page for Klimpl that raised $23,000. Half of the funds went toward egg freezing, during which 36 eggs were retrieved. The rest helped cover the costs of six surgeries, each priced at $3,000. L-R: Klimpl flashing a peace sign and with her mother during a hospitalization. L-R: Klimpl flashing a peace sign and with her mother during a hospitalization. Alexis Klimpl/Alexis Klimpl Klimpl underwent six rounds of chemotherapy over the course of nearly five months and was officially declared cancer-free in January of this year. Despite genetic tests showing no inherited cancer risk, she chose to have a double mastectomy. "In my eyes, my breasts betrayed me. They didn't have my back, so I wanted them gone," she said. Klimpl has since undergone breast reconstruction, which she lightheartedly refers to on Instagram (@lexiklimpl) as "the only positive" of her cancer experience. Reflecting on the past year, she told Newsweek: "As a young person, you feel invincible—but being diagnosed at such a young age really put my life into perspective." "It strengthened my relationships with friends and family because they showed up for me in ways I'll never forget. I've realized that we often don't know how to be there for others when we're just trying to keep ourselves together," she said. "I'm finally at a stage where it feels like everything is behind me. I'm returning to my life—but it's strange. I thought that hearing the words 'cancer-free' would bring instant relief, that it would be the moment the stress disappeared. But it wasn't. Recovery is more complex than I expected."
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Olivia Munn Pushes Back Against Surrogacy Stigma and Encourages Women to Be 'Proactive' About Their Health
Back in 2024, actress Olivia Munn publicly shared that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Munn is now in remission and recently joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press, where she spoke about her recovery and encouraged more women to seek care that could potentially help catch cancer early, or even prevent its spread. The cancer also left Munn with the reality that she wouldn't be able to carry another child. Munn became pregnant with her and actor/comedian John Mulaney's son Malcolm in 2021; her daughter Méi would be born via surrogate in 2024. It's something Welker can also identify with. "I know from my personal experience that battling infertility can be isolating, and I hope anyone going through their own infertility journey can hear my conversation with Olivia Munn and feel hopeful and less alone," Welker tells Parents. "I am so grateful to Olivia for sharing her battle with breast cancer and experience with surrogacy, and I'm confident her powerful message on getting a cancer risk assessment will save lives.' Munn's diagnosis and subsequent recovery from cancer had far-reaching consequences in her life. The actress had five surgeries in 10 months, which sent her into surgical menopause. In the aftermath, her doctor discouraged her from trying to carry another pregnancy. She was also taking a drug called Lupron, to suppress her hormones, one side effect of which is debilitating exhaustion. It was her son Malcolm who led her to the revelation about her future health. Malcolm would come into her room asking to play, but all she could do was lie in bed with him and watch shows on his iPad. Ultimately, she also decided to have a hysterectomy, a decision that she called 'devastating' because she 'loved being pregnant.' At the same time, she also knew, 'It was a necessity for me to be there for my child, and to be up and happy and have the energy.' At the same time, she and her husband didn't feel that their family was complete. Munn feared that she wouldn't be able to find a surrogate, but her treatment left with no other option. 'If we wanted to have her in the world, which we desperately did, then this was going to be my option. And I would not let my concerns and my worries stop my daughter from having a chance to be in this world. Like, that's what I have to do as a mother is to be selfless and to put my children first, and that was the first step-was putting my fear aside,' she said. She and Mulaney ended up having a strong bond with her surrogate and her family, in part because they picked someone who specifically wanted to help a couple dealing with cancer. Right after her daughter was born, the first thing she did was give her surrogate a hug and check in on her. She felt an 'an outpouring of gratitude,' after the birth. 'John, the first thing he does is grab the husband and give him a big kiss on the cheek,' Munn recalls. 'He doesn't even turn to me, he's just so excited he grabs the husband. And the husband's crying, and we're all just, like, crying.' It was only when Munn decided to pursue a surrogate for her second child that she found out that certain people find the practice controversial, and she took the opportunity during her conversation with Welker to help dispel some of the myths 'I would just like people to know that there are so many people who find this to be a calling for themselves, and love being pregnant, and really want to give this gift to another couple…I'd like people to understand that they really don't understand the reasons, and the morals, and the life choices that somebody else is making that has nothing to do with you,' she told Welker. 'This baby was in the world because this couple was so generous with their life, to give life to our daughter.' The actress reveals that in the wake of her pregnancy, she suffered from postpartum anxiety which called a 'painful,' and 'lonely' experience. In a time when sleepless nights were simply part of the routine, anxiety kept her from sleeping for even longer stretches—especially in the dip in hormones that happened after she decided to stop breastfeeding and switch to formula. 'I have so much love and compassion for women who are dealing with postpartum, because there isn't enough understanding out there,' she explains. 'There's such a judgment on women who are going through this and some of the extreme things that they end up doing. It is sometimes, and a lot of times, out of our control.' Munn, who is currently starring alongside Jon Hamm in Your Friends and Neighbors on Apple TV+, has been particularly transparent about how her experience as a cancer survivor has influenced how she approaches motherhood. Munn tells Welker that it wasn't until she was scrolling through photos of her and Malcolm that she realized she wanted to speak publicly about her diagnosis in order to encourage other women to be proactive about their health care. 'I saw this one of him and I playing in the front yard. And I thought, 'Oh my gosh. Like, I had cancer then and I didn't know it at all.' And how many other women are out there right now with a clear mammogram, clear ultrasound, walking around, and they don't know about this lifetime risk assessment test?' It's this free online assessment that Munn told Welker, '100% saved my life.' Now, it's become her 'mission,' as she calls it, to spread awareness about the test. 'I wanted to get into every woman's consciousness, that from then on for the rest of their lives, and that their children do it. [When] their daughters or nieces or granddaughters go to get their pap smear, they also talk to the doctor about their lifetime risk assessment score,' she says. These days, Munn's 'purpose list,' is short but profound. She wants to be 'a great mother, a great wife, a great sister and friend, and to help as many women in the world know about the lifetime risk assessment test." And it's still her children who are her greatest motivator and force for good in her life. After her doctor told her that she had cancer, she was, of course, shocked and afraid, but she also knew she wanted—she had—to live. 'I just couldn't stomach the idea of [Malcolm] not having me in his life. And much as his dad would be there to take care of him, and as much love would be in his life,' she told Welker, 'I just was like, "No, I'm going to be here, and you're going to have an amazing life, and I'm going to be here, and I'm going to have an amazing life." And he was just everything that I needed to forge through.' Read the original article on Parents
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Bachelorette' Lead, 34, Posts Heartbreaking Update Amid Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis
'Bachelorette' Lead, 34, Posts Heartbreaking Update Amid Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis originally appeared on Parade. Bachelorette lead Katie Thurston has shared an update as she continues receiving treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer. "I wanted to do weekly check-ins that are just like uncut, raw emotions of whatever comes to my mind. I just finished my second month of treatment and if you're asking how long treatment is, technically forever. I am optimistic about medical advancements in the future. Fingers crossed as a stage 4 girly," the 34-year-old said on her Instagram Stories on June 1. "But right now, after finishing two months of my medication, my hair is coming out in an unnatural amount of clumps. Working on that. I'm losing my memory. That's great. Going through customs and them being like, 'Where are you coming from?' And I looked at him and I was like, 'I don't remember. I don't remember,'" she revealed her cancer diagnosis in a vulnerable post on social media back in February. After undergoing some additional tests, the former reality star was told that her cancer was Stage 4 as it had metastasized to her liver. Thurston was given some positive news in April when she learned that her cancer is her2 negative, which meant she doesn't need chemotherapy — at least not right away. Over the past couple of months, Thurston has been undergoing different treatments, one of which would cause her to go into early menopause. However, she got a period, indicating the medication didn't work. In her June 1 update, Thurston shared that her doctors were switching her to Lupron, but if that medication doesn't work, she may need to have her ovaries removed. Thurston was on Season 25 of The Bachelor before being offered a lead role on Season 17 of The Bachelorette. She ended up getting engaged to Blake Moynes, but the two split shortly after the show aired. Now, Thurston is happily married to someone that she met outside of the franchise. She and Jeff Arcuri tied the knot in March. 'Bachelorette' Lead, 34, Posts Heartbreaking Update Amid Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis first appeared on Parade on Jun 2, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bunnie Xo describes IVF journey as 'hellacious'
Bunnie Xo is rethinking IVF after a punishing second round attempt. The wife of country music star Jelly Roll has revealed that her latest round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments has brought some of the most debilitating side effects yet, and says she's thought about reconsidering this path to parenthood. "Maybe having a baby isn't in our cards. I don't know," she shared. In a new instalment of her Dumb Blonde podcast, she described this go-around as more painful than ever. "I'm in medical menopause and it's f**king hellacious," she says in one clip from the podcast. "It has been the worst thing I've ever been through in my life." She describes symptoms like nausea, cold sweats, blood sugar crashes and pain, explaining that her estrogen levels have plummeted due to a new protocol for this round of IVF. This treatment plan includes taking Lupron, a drug that Bunnie encountered when her father Bill was battling cancer. "I saw how my dad felt on Lupron, and now that I have actually gone through it, I feel so bad that I was not more understanding with my dad," she admits. "I have almost gone to the hospital probably 10 times in the past 48 hours." Jelly Roll and Bunnie have been open about their hopes to have a baby together. Bunnie has spoken out about their journey as a way to bring awareness to those struggling with infertility.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Fact Check: RFK Jr. said HHS researcher without medical license wasn't hired for autism study
Claim: David Geier, appointed by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead autism-related research, is not a licensed medical doctor. Rating: What's True: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' directory website states that David Geier is currently employed by the department as a "senior data analyst." Geier has never held a medical license and he was charged in Maryland with practicing medicine without one. What's False: According to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Geier was not hired to conduct or lead autism research, but rather to review historical vaccine safety data from the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink. On May 14, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, where senators questioned him on a range of issues — including the controversial hiring of David Geier. The hearing came weeks after a viral rumor claimed that Geier, whom Kennedy reportedly chose to work on autism-related research, was not a licensed doctor and had a history of unethical medical practices, including administering dangerous hormone treatments to autistic children. As Snopes reported in early January 2025, investigating the reasons for the growing prevalence of autism diagnoses was one of the stated goals of President Donald Trump's second administration. Readers messaged us asking whether Geier, reportedly in charge of the "autism solution" under Kennedy, "ever had a medical license" and "chemically castrated autistic children." Similar claims also spread on social media. "David Geier is neither a doctor nor a scientist; he is a discredited conspiracy theorist and hack researcher who RFK Jr. hired to advance his anti-science, anti-vaccine agenda," one Facebook post on the topic stated. Similar claims about Geier circulated on X, Bluesky, Facebook, and Reddit. "Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism," one Reddit post on the topic read. Julia Davis, a columnist for The Daily Beast and the creator of the Russian Media Monitor, wrote on X that "the man tapped by RFK Jr to run a clinical trial looking to tie vaccines to autism has been charged with practicing medicine without a license, given autistic children a dangerous drug not approved for use in the US & improperly prescribed puberty blockers." In short, the claims were a mixture of true and false information. Geier, who in fact has never held a medical license and was previously charged in Maryland with practicing medicine without one, is now listed as a "senior data analyst" at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. In the mid-2000s, he and his father promoted an unapproved treatment for autism that involved administering Lupron, a testosterone-suppressing drug. While multiple news outlets have reported that Geier may be involved in a federal effort to analyze potential links between vaccines and autism, a longstanding and widely debunked theory, during a May 14, 2025, Senate hearing, Kennedy testified that Geier was not hired to lead autism research, but rather to review historical vaccine safety data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vaccine Safety Datalink. We have reached out to Geier and HHS to inquire about his role in the department and will update this article if we receive a response. Geier is a controversial figure in the debate over autism and vaccines. CNN, for instance, described Geier as a "self-proclaimed autism expert who published a since-retracted paper with his father, Mark Geier, purporting to show links between vaccines and autism." In fact, one of the articles the Geiers co-authored was retracted because, according to the editors of the Science and Engineering Ethics journal, it contained "a number of errors, and mistakes of various types that raise concerns about the validity of the conclusion." Similarly, the BBC described Geier as a "leading vaccine sceptic who was fined by the state of Maryland for practicing medicine without a medical degree or licence and prescribing dangerous treatments to autistic children." Geier is the son of Mark Geier, a physician whose medical license was revoked in multiple states for misconduct. According to Children's Health Defense, Kennedy's nonprofit anti-vaccine group, Mark Geier died in late March 2025. Unlike his father, David Geier never obtained a medical license. In 2011, the Maryland State Board of Physicians charged him with practicing medicine without a license. "David Geier has never obtained a license to practice medicine nor has he held a license to practice any health occupation," the board wrote. "In 2002, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has not attended any medical school." According to an unreported opinion from the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, an administrative law judge initially recommended dismissing the charges. However, in July 2012, the board rejected this recommendation, concluding that Geier "who is not a physician, had diagnosed a patient, determined which blood tests to order for the patient, and ordered those blood tests," and as a penalty for practicing medicine without a license imposed a $10,000 fine. Geier appealed the board's decision, but the Circuit Court for Montgomery County upheld the ruling in April 2014. Subsequently, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed the lower court's decision, maintaining the board's findings and the fine. According to Science magazine, in the mid-2000s, the Geiers promoted a discredited theory suggesting that autism was caused by a harmful interaction between mercury (specifically thimerosal, a preservative formerly used in vaccines) and testosterone. They claimed that lowering testosterone could improve autism symptoms, and developed an unapproved treatment plan involving daily injections of Lupron, a drug used to treat "symptoms of prostate cancer, early-onset puberty and other hormone-related conditions." In children, Lupron is approved only for treating rare cases of precocious puberty. The board found "that Dr. Geier treated patients with Lupron, a medication that was not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for use on children in the absence of precocious puberty, and that Dr. Geier did not perform an adequate examination to determine if the patients had precocious puberty." On April 10, 2025, Kennedy said during a broadcasted cabinet meeting chaired by Trump, "We've launched a massive testing and research effort that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world. By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." During a May 14 Senate hearing, when Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questioned Kennedy about Geier's alleged role of leading autism research at HHS, he testified, "We did not hire David Geier to manage autism research at HHS." He clarified Geier's role was to compare current data from the Vaccine Safety Datalink with what he previously accessed in the 2000s. Below is a transcription of the relevant part of the hearing: KENNEDY: So, do you want to know why we brought David Geier in? HASSAN: Sure. KENNEDY: Because it wasn't to run autism research. In 2002, the CDC runs a Vaccine Safety Datalink which is supposed to be the vaccine information for the biggest HMOs that are supposed to allow CDC to have a surveillance system for vaccine injury. It's a backs-up system. The CDC will not let any physicians in there to look at it, or any scientists, independent scientists. HASSAN: He's neither a scientist nor a physician. KENNEDY: The Congress ordered CDC to open it to the Geiers. So they are the only scientists who have ever been in there. HASSAN: But again, Mr. Geier is not a scientist. […] KENNEDY: David Geier is the only living independent scientist who's seen the VSD inside. There's been a lot of monkey business with the VSD, including allegations of fraud. He was hired by an independent contractor — not as an HHS employee — but by an independent contractor, to look at the documents that we were getting to the VSD to see if they conformed with what he saw between 2002 and 2016. And that's the only reason that he was brought in, to see if there was […] . There is so much information that has disappeared from that database. The only way we could find out what information disappeared was because he was the one guy who saw it. Kennedy said Geier was hired "by an independent contractor — not as an HHS employee." However, according to the HHS directory website (archived), as of this writing Geier was listed as a senior data analyst in the HHS' Office of Secretary for the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources. The exact circumstances of his hiring remain unclear. (HHS Employee Directory via Wayback Machine) The listing did not provide further details about the nature or scope of Geier's responsibilities. Between April and early May 2025, several news outlets reported Geier would "lead" or "oversee" a study on the causes of autism. We have not independently verified these reports. The Washington Post first reported on Geier's hiring on March 25, 2025. The outlet said the HHS hired Geier "to conduct the analysis, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation." In a brief phone interview with the Post the same day, Geier said "he had no comment about whether he has a role in the study, how he was hired, and whether he holds the same views about vaccines and autism as described in his previous research." "I don't have any comment to say," he told the Post, "Talk to the secretary. He's the person that's in charge." The Post noted it was not clear "how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen." According to the Post, an unnamed federal health official identified Geier as the person who "would be the one analyzing the [vaccine safety] data." Similarly, The New York Times reported Geier "joined his department to work on a study examining the long-debunked theory," vaguely crediting "people familiar with the matter." Additionally, the NBC article on the matter cited "two sources familiar with the plan" that "learned about the matter during recent meetings at the CDC but were not authorized to speak about it publicly." All in all, in mid-May 2025, Kennedy denied the claims that HHS hired Geier to lead a federal study examining potential links between vaccines and autism, saying he was brought on only to review vaccine safety data from the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink, not to conduct or lead an autism-related study. In mid-April 2025, we investigated whether Kennedy said autistic children "will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. 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