Dipika Kakar has been going through a tough time in her life, as she was diagnosed with a tennis-ball-sized liver tumour, which was later confirmed second-stage malignant (cancerous). It was Dipika’s husband, Shoaib Ibrahim, who first shared the news through his vlog, and revealed that surgery would take place to remove the tumour. It was on May 26, 2025, when Dipika took to her IG handle and shared her post about the same. Shoaib and Dipika also shared a vlog, wherein they revealed some more details along with their 1-year-old baby boy, Ruhaan’s reaction to the actress’ health condition.
Dipika Kakar talks about her cancerous liver tumour and reveals doctors’ take on the same
In their vlog, Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar talked about the cancerous tumour that the latter has. Dipika and Shoaib had done several tests to confirm if the tumour was cancerous, and while the initial reports were negative, later, it was confirmed that it was actually cancerous. Dipika, in the vlog, said the term ‘cancer’ itself is very scary, for the patient and even for her/his family members. Dipika further revealed that doctors had told her that she had gotten the illness at such a stage, where it is very easily curable. In Dipika Kakar’s words:
“Cancer is a scary word for everybody. For the patient as well as the family. But the doctors have said that I’ve gotten this illness at a time when it can be cured very easily.”
