# Kim Kardashian Health Scare

> Kim Kardashian reveals esophagitis diagnosis linked to father's cancer death.
- Title: Kim Kardashian Health Scare · Fox News | Shortify
- Summary: Kim Kardashian reveals esophagitis diagnosis linked to father's cancer death. Kim Kardashian has esophagitis, a condition that shares a connection with her…
- Keywords: kim kardashian, esophagitis, esophageal cancer, robert kardashian sr, 2003, 2025, brain aneurysm, gerd, news, politics, Kim, Kardashian
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/health/kim-kardashian-reveals-new-health-scare-haunting-connection-fathers-cancer-death
- Author: Melissa Rudy
- Published: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kim kardashian, esophagitis, esophageal cancer, robert kardashian sr, 2003, 2025, brain aneurysm, gerd, news, politics
## New Health Diagnosis
Kim Kardashian, 45, revealed she has esophagitis, inflammation of the esophagus.
## Family Connection
Her father Robert Kardashian Sr. died of esophageal cancer in 2003 at age 59.
## Condition Significance
Esophagitis can lead to Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition increasing esophageal cancer risk.
## Health Scare Timeline
Kardashian also revealed a small, unruptured brain aneurysm discovered in 2025 during an MRI scan.
## Family Reaction
Kardashian's manager and mother Kris Jenner became emotional, saying, 'I can’t. It makes me want to cry.'

> I can’t. It makes me want to cry.
## Key takeaway

Kim Kardashian has esophagitis, a condition that shares a connection with her father's esophageal cancer death.