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Jeana Keough’s daughter issues heartbreaking update on mom’s ‘very hard’ tongue cancer battle

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Zilio, B. (2026, October 21). Jeana Keough’s daughter issues heartbreaking update on mom’s ‘very hard’ tongue cancer battle. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/21/celebrity-news/jeana-keoughs-daughter-issues-heartbreaking-update-on-moms-very-hard-tongue-cancer-battle/

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Kara Bosworth provided an emotional update on her mother Jeana Keough’s struggle with tongue cancer to Page Six. Bosworth reported that Keough, 71, is still primarily relying on a feeding tube for nutrition and continues to undergo various treatments including radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy since her diagnosis in mid-July. The article highlights the physical toll these interventions are taking on Keough, who also faces frustration from limited oral intake and regret over her treatment decisions.

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Jeana Keough, a former star of "Real Housewives of Orange County," is battling tongue cancer in Florida. Her daughter Kara Bosworth provided an update, revealing that Keough has undergone extensive treatments including surgery and chemotherapy but struggles with oral nutrition due to frustration over the effort and lack of taste. As a result, a feeding tube remains her primary source of sustenance. Keough also experiences side effects such as dehydration and malnutrition, leading to hospitalizations. Bosworth noted that her mother feels regret about undergoing intensive treatments and is dealing with significant physical challenges like constant coughing fits and vomiting.

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🔮 She’s still not getting nutrition orally except maybe a few bites and then she gets frustrated with the effort and the lack of taste.”

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Jeana Keough is having a difficult time amid her excruciating battle with tongue cancer. asserted

Keough → have → cancer

The “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum’s daughter, Kara Bosworth, gave Page Six an exclusive update on her mother, who revealed her devastating diagnosis in mid-July. asserted

who → give → July

Bosworth — who told us Wednesday she’d “just left” Southern California after a week-long visit with Keough — lamented, “Mom’s struggling. asserted

Mom → tell → Keough

She’s still not getting nutrition orally except maybe a few bites and then she gets frustrated with the effort and the lack of taste.” asserted

she → get → taste

The Florida resident, 37, added that a feeding tube remains her mom’s “primary source of nutrition.” asserted

tube → add → nutrition

Bosworth went on to share that Keough is “feeling a lot of regret due to the impacts of her treatment,” noting that part of her believes her mom might wish she hadn’t agreed to such intense intervention. uncertain

she → go → intervention

“I think she just wishes she didn’t do any treatment. asserted

she → think → treatment

She still is sleeping a lot and having a lot of coughing fits that cause her to vomit,” Bosworth said. asserted

Bosworth → sleep → fits

“She’s doing twice weekly speech and swallow therapy, but we still have a long way to go.” asserted

we → do → way

Since receiving her diagnosis, the 71-year-old has undergone a tongue dissection, surgery to insert the feeding tube, a neck dissection to remove dozens of nodes, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. And during all this, she wound up in the hospital for malnourishment and dehydration. asserted

she → receive → malnourishment

Keough previously told us that at some point last year, she noticed a painful sore on her tongue, which her “trusted dentist” insisted was the result of a sharp tooth that needed to be filed down — multiple times. asserted

that → tell → tooth

The former Bravolebrity was admittedly under the impression she was dealing with a “small issue,” but after finally receiving a referral to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, she scheduled a biopsy — at the behest of Bosworth. asserted

she → deal → Bosworth

“That doctor took one look in my mouth and said, ‘That’s cancer,'” Keough previously recalled, adding that the subsequent biopsy “confirmed” her worst fear. asserted

biopsy → take → fear

Bosworth has said that she and her brothers — Shane Keough, 40, and Colton Keough, 34 — feel their mom could have and should have received a diagnosis sooner. uncertain

mom → say → diagnosis

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Jeana Keough’s daughter issues heartbreaking update on mom’s ‘very hard’ tongue cancer battle

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