Ana Patrícia Carvalho Opens Up About Her Terrifying Cancer Battle

Ana Patrícia Carvalho, the SIC Notícias pivot in Portugal, shared her health journey with Júlia Pinheiro.

[{"selector":"#anim-80c62143-198c-4321-a463-fcdd21d65790","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d404c5d-d82f-406b-8253-891b86643587","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2119c491-d823-4342-af4f-7c47a29ab617","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3518684-ba6b-46b1-8c49-0e6ca9a534a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ca2e8eb-3a38-450b-a9d8-cf54e8d6c359","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Carvalho discussed a significant health challenge, underscoring the crucial role of timely diagnosis.

[{"selector":"#anim-7b0b842a-2e70-4912-8104-18029403d3c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60689bfa-b79d-473e-87c9-ee696312df33","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b3f5891-e7eb-456b-8a88-97ebdc316f58","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.69106%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a33b8ff0-8b44-48d4-b3f5-1ce1e8304db3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27205c63-c434-45ca-aaca-3af589ccb28f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

She faced a severe drop in immunity, with suspicions about her health issues going unresolved initially.

[{"selector":"#anim-a2d6533c-13d7-4afe-b3de-b24fd039de9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de9640ca-53bc-42b8-8760-edba6346082d","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d94cde7a-6659-4598-99ae-aef33b5b13b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.69106%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-680a02db-3666-4c7b-8c07-97bccde36b3a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b280f5c6-4db4-4065-bfa6-2be553623234","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Carvalho suggested she experienced medical negligence during the early stages of her health struggle.

[{"selector":"#anim-e3be381b-d50d-4a6f-947d-a6c0236ad9af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3684ff19-3d0f-43a3-ad43-10dc5f8b5f44","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8f8500d-810a-4782-8703-3506a117bb8f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-80461ba1-53eb-4f2d-abe9-bc5aa91725c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03050722-e8ac-4056-ac4c-0908abcff581","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Seeking a second opinion led to the immediate diagnosis of malignant cancer cells in her cervix.

[{"selector":"#anim-01ad1714-e97a-478b-a7f3-db7d47f69058","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1abb2986-24b3-4417-a2b0-10a662d6ff87","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4d781edf-b31b-4460-8667-1d345ca4cd35","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.69106%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6fba5dab-02a3-4e20-a187-b7ddefa68c3e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28b6f284-3926-4abc-932f-9b2206857a0d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The journalist emotionally described feeling like an "alien" due to her vulnerability, having lost her grandparents to cancer.

[{"selector":"#anim-f4537df1-4cc2-4ee5-9178-36fa0f60f800","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1381eb8f-a726-4d5a-bdd5-17297175830d","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83fdc95f-06e0-44dc-9bed-611b09409275","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.69106%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-348688e6-68bc-4a80-9039-9f9c7fc083da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-397a014a-3c8f-46d3-b7c1-262a237a3ea0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Despite an initial intervention, the disease persisted, linked to a high prevalence of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

[{"selector":"#anim-4e4ac29a-e172-470f-8da7-18bbb77c0bd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-56c9b5f2-ef10-4256-9727-511c551b970a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cb67d3b-1af4-470a-b41c-8f166a206193","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de217d3c-b6c2-4931-89f0-e1e09d810286","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e956672-dc63-4589-bc40-62b24deb5b37","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

In conclusion, Carvalho stressed the need to combat misinformation, stigma, and prejudice surrounding HPV.

[{"selector":"#anim-4c30359c-7639-4917-b37a-21f7786ea12c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-930e3d4f-096d-4de0-aa6e-9d1b6607ba03","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 72.89338%, 0) rotate(11deg)","rotate(-11deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(11deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b4b6394-c291-4530-9487-6dc190834289","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.61154%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-caa7e0c9-bb7c-4bb7-9bea-fe738f2629ac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f55862d7-debc-4d9b-b71d-5cc6a27583cd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Khelfeed.com

[{"selector":"#anim-b1e126ce-9b1d-4b20-8f30-1dac6a8e312a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9dc1a3b-94a4-4aa4-90c3-261431c221d0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -204.6046%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-445d1920-d4ff-4fb1-9ce9-ce6a0110f129","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-148.30508%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83b574a7-38b8-4998-a11c-158773fb1996","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]