{
  "id": 11688947,
  "title": "Doctors Said I Should Just Lose Some Weight. Now I Only Have Months to Live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/doctors-said-i-should-just-lose-some-weight-now-i-only-have-months-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-03T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/doctors-said-i-should-just-lose-some-weight-now-i-only-have-months-to-live-12513550"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a chilling turn of events during the Halloween season of 2021, a woman found herself grappling with an unexplained discomfort that seemed to defy explanation. Despite her efforts to modify her diet and drinking habits, the unease persisted, leading her to seek medical attention. After a series of consultations, including visits to her primary physician and a gastroenterologist, the only advice she received was to watch her weight and manage her diet. Only through multiple rounds of tests and an ultrasound did her condition become apparent - a large mass had developed in her pancreas. She was later diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer, a slow-growing form that often goes unnoticed until it reaches a critical stage. The cancer had already metastasized, spreading to her bones and liver, leaving her with a grim prognosis of only two to three years left to live. Despite the devastating news, she and her husband are determined to make the most of the remaining time they have together.",
  "summary": "Knowing that I only have limited time left has put everything into warp speed. There is still so much I want to do with my life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}