Jihan Salama Reveals Rare Cancer Diagnosis, Troubled Marriage Details
Actress Jihan Salama discusses health battle, past marriage controversy
Egyptian actress Jihan Salama has recently drawn significant attention across social media platforms, following her candid remarks about her prolonged absence from the artistic scene and her battle with a rare form of cancer.
Speaking on the “Tafaseel” program with TV host Nihal Tayel, Salama recounted a past dispute with her husband concerning her role in the film “Lahm Rakhees” (Cheap Meat), directed by Inas El-Degheidy. “My husband married me after I had played my role in ‘Lahm Rakhees’,” Salama stated. “A week after we married, he hit me because he was surprised by the film and hadn’t seen it.”
She added, “I felt he did that so I would retire from acting and stay home. I don’t know why he went through all that trouble when he could have been clear from the beginning.”
Salama clarified that the separation occurred after the altercation, with the marriage lasting only two years.
Jihan Salama’s Cancer Battle
Salama further elaborated on her struggle with cancer, identifying it as the primary reason for her lengthy hiatus from the arts. She revealed her diagnosis with a rare type of colon cancer, describing the period as one of the most challenging in her life.
The actress confirmed she discovered the illness in 2018. She subsequently underwent several complex surgical procedures, with the most recent one approximately 18 months ago. Recovery from these operations required a prolonged period to regain some of her health. “The illness came to me because of sadness,” she explained. “Since 2018, my whole life has been disrupted. I had a problem with the closest people around me; this person robbed me with a scheme and indecency and defamed me. I entered the battle and resorted to the judiciary, and thankfully, I won the case, but the first party caused me great distress as it was an inheritance case.”
Salama highlighted that the initial shock stemmed not only from the disease itself but also from the incorrect diagnosis she initially received. “My illness was misdiagnosed, and the doctor told me I would live for 4 to 9 months,” she recounted.
She continued, explaining that by then, the disease had spread throughout her body from the rectum, causing an obstruction. In her condition at the time, chemotherapy or radiation sessions were not viable. “The doctor told me that even if I took chemotherapy for 20 years, nothing would happen,” she added.
