Tarek El Moussa Reveals Secret Battle With Cancer
11/08/2017 03:49 pm EST
The father of two revealed that three years ago he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
"Getting the thyroid cancer was hard enough, and then a few weeks later, finding out I had testicular cancer, I literally thought I was going to die," Tarek admitted on the Today show Feb. 21.
At the time, El Moussa shared that he had battled thyroid cancer after a fan watching the show noticed a concerning symptom.
The viewer contacted producers and alerted them that she was concerned. A trip to the doctor confirmed that the HGTV host had cancer.
The host said he chose to share the news of his testicular cancer now in order to raise awareness.
"I didn't want to come out with it. It was more of a personal thing. For me, the reason I'm coming out is for awareness. When I came out that I had thyroid cancer, a lot of people also found out they had thyroid cancer, so I feel it's something I had to do."
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