Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 14 hrs ago
Korean cooking expert Shim Young-soon recounts pancreatic cancer recovery
Korean cooking expert Shim Young-soon says doctors gave her three months to live after finding pancreatic cancer.
She was in her 60s at the time, according to the accounts of her illness.
Her second daughter moved in and cared for her, including preparing food.
Shim says that about a year later, tests showed the cancer had disappeared.
She has said she did not receive chemotherapy, but the accounts do not establish that her diet caused the recovery.
Her story is being shared ahead of her TV appearance on the South Korean talk show You Quiz on the Block.
The episode featuring Shim is scheduled to air on October 21.
Korean cooking researcher Shim Young-soon said she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three months to live.
She recalled that her second daughter cared for her and prepared food while trying to help her recover.
Shim said that a test about a year later found the cancer had disappeared.
She shared the account in a preview for an appearance on the South Korean television program You Quiz on the Block.
The sources give different ages for Shim, reporting 86 in one article and 89 in others.
- Who
- Shim Young-soon, a Korean cooking researcher, and her second daughter.
- What
- Shim recounted her pancreatic cancer diagnosis and recovery after about a year.
- When
- She discussed it in a program preview released on October 14 and 15, 2026.
- Where
- On You Quiz on the Block, a tvN program. The preview was shared online.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Shim was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told she had three months to live.
Shim said a test found the cancer had disappeared.
A preview of Shim’s appearance on You Quiz on the Block was shown at the end of the program.
The program’s official YouTube channel posted a preview of guests, including Shim.
Shim’s appearance was scheduled to air on tvN at 8:45 p.m.
- Diagnosis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Initial prognosis
- Three months to live
- Recovery account
- Shim said a test about a year later found the cancer had disappeared.
- Caregiver
- Her second daughter
- Program
- You Quiz on the Block
- Scheduled broadcast
- October 21, 2026, at 8:45 p.m. on tvN
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