A doctor has questioned the shocking announcement that Duchess Kate is undergoing treatment for cancer.Jonathan Reiner, MD, professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, in conversation with a US broadcaster CNNAnderson Cooper said that the suggestion that the cancer was discovered after Kate underwent major surgery does not make sense from a medical perspective.
Reiner said that when a person undergoes major surgery, there is usually no further “exploratory surgery” and that whatever the disease is can be confirmed through pathological tests and imaging.
Duchess Kate said that tests conducted after her surgery revealed that she had cancer.
“I had major abdominal surgery in London in January, and at the time it was thought that my condition was not cancerous. The surgery was successful. However, post-surgery tests revealed that cancer was present. Therefore, my medical team advised me to undergo preventive chemotherapy, and I am currently in the early stages of treatment,” Duchess Kate told the world that she had been diagnosed with cancer. He said in the announcement video.
“When undergoing major surgery, there are usually no further ‘exploratory surgeries’ and all these surgeries are preceded by extensive imaging tests such as CAT scans and MRIs. So the surgical team has a very good idea of what is likely to be the problem, and that will be confirmed by pathology,” Reiner said.
It is worth noting that Kensington Palace last week (January 17) dismissed reports that Duchess Kate was undergoing treatment for cancer. Kensington Palace has confirmed that Duchess Kate does not have cancer and that she is not receiving any treatment. The Mirror US.
Reiner further explained that during the surgery, some tissue will be sent to a pathology lab, and the actual scope of the surgery will be determined by the diagnosis. “So a piece of tissue is removed…it’s often sent directly to the pathology lab during the surgery, and whether it’s cancer or not can determine the actual scope of the surgery,” he explained.
“Therefore, it is very likely that the surgical team knew or had a good understanding of what this would be before the surgery, and it was confirmed at the time of the pathology examination during the surgery. It was suspected and would have been confirmed during the surgery,” he further added.
Kensington Palace’s announcement denying that the Duchess was ill, and the release of a video revealing that the Duchess was receiving treatment, also sparked controversy.
