Famous Chinese singer Zhang Mi battles cancer for third time, faces surgery to cut half her tongue


Zhang Mi, a cancer survivor since her 2019 diagnosis of tonsillar and oropharyngeal cancer, has announced her third cancer battle. -- Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

SHANGHAI (SCMP): A famous Chinese singer garnered widespread sympathy on mainland social media by announcing the heartbreaking news of her third cancer diagnosis, following her battles with two previous cancers over the past five years.

Zhang Mi, 54, was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer and oropharyngeal cancer in 2019, both of which had progressed to advanced stages. She successfully overcame these challenges, and with no relapses reported in the past five years, she expressed her happiness on Weibo in August.

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