'RHOC' Alum Jeana Keough Diagnosed With Tongue Cancer at 70
The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Jeana Keough has been diagnosed with cancer . “A few months ago, while visiting Shane and me in Florida, my mom mentioned a painful spot on her tongue,” Jeana’s daughter, Kara Keough , wrote via a newly-created GoFundMe to help pay for her mom’s treatment. “She assumed a tooth had been rubbing against it and had even gone to the dentist multiple times to have the tooth filed down. I asked her how long the sore had been there. She paused, thought about it, and realized it had been nearly a year.” Jeana, 70, underwent a biopsy, which found squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue . “After surgery to remove the cancer, we were hopeful that the hardest part was behind her. But when doctors recommended a second surgery to remove lymph nodes, they discovered the cancer had spread,” Kara’s GoFundMe update read. “What we thought would be a one-time surgery became a full cancer battle. Jeana is now in her fifth week of chemother...