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  "id": 3551809,
  "title": "Busy Philipps Reveals She Had Brain Tumor Removed: ‘Grateful That I’m Alive’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/busy-philipps-reveals-she-had-brain-tumor-removed-grateful-that-im",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:22:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/busy-philipps-brain-tumor-removed-1236844098/"
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  "summary": "Busy Philipps revealed she had a malignant brain tumor removed weeks before she was set to start filming her new CBS show “Cupertino.” “I’m grateful that I’m alive,” Philipps told People. What started as an unnecessary, but precautionary full-body MRI that checks for more than 500 conditions ended up saving Philipps’ life. The “Freaks and […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Busy Philipps Shares Health Update After Brain Tumor Diagnosis: “I’m Grateful That I’m Alive”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/busy-philipps-shares-health-update-after-brain-tumor-diagnosis-im",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:11:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Busy Philipps Reveals She Had a Rare Brain Tumor Removed, Underwent Two Surgeries: “I’m Grateful That I’m Alive”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/busy-philipps-reveals-she-had-a-rare-brain-tumor-removed-underwent",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:43:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Busy Philipps ‘Grateful’ to Be Alive After 6-Month Battle With Brain Tumor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/busy-philipps-grateful-to-be-alive-after-6-month-battle-with-brain",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:09:47.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}