Farrah Khan, wife of Toronto MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam, says she's cervical cancer free: 'How it started/how it's going'

Farrah Khan is sharing some health news.

On Tuesday, the sexual reproduction and gender equity advocate, who is married to Toronto MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share a positive health update with her more than 33,000 followers. After battling rare small-cell cervical cancer for the past six months, Khan declared that she is now "cervical cancer-free."

"After completing six months of treatment for rare small-cell cervical cancer, I met with my oncologist, who shared that recent tests show I'm 'unremarkable,' meaning there are no signs of cancer in sight," the 44-year-old wrote. "I'm cervical cancer-free!"

Khan included two selfies with Wong-Tam with the caption, "How it started/How it's going."

In separate posts, Khan offered more insight into her health journey adding that she will still undergo treatment for breast cancer later this month.

"One bright piece is that chemotherapy for cervical cancer was so good that it shrunk my breast tumour. It’s half its size!" she told followers. "I'm feeling hopeful for the first time in so long."

Khan also shared she is taking time to heal as her "body and heart are exhausted."

"In exchange for all this treatment and rest, I get to see our son grow up, listen to Kristyn talk about city building, and celebrate my community. I get to live, which is a really, really nice feeling," Khan wrote.

Khan credited her family and friends for helping her get through the hardest days of treatment.

"There are many days when it's been hard to get out of bed knowing what lies before me in treatments; having a care team has made going much less daunting and lonely," she said. "They have shown me that people can and will show up."

Fans responded to Khan's thread with supportive messages and well-wishes.

"What wonderful news with which to start the year," one person pointed out.

"Thank you for sharing this wonderful news," someone added.

"OMG, I am so happy for your whole family," another shared. "What a good start to 2024. Here's to ongoing good health in the new year."

In June 2023, Khan announced her diagnosis in an Opinion piece for The Globe and Mail. Her diagnosis which she received just three months after starting her "dream job" as the executive director for Action Canada, "a leading national organization for sexual and reproductive rights."

According to Khan, the career change was supposed to provide a chance to prioritize her "health and well-being." However, her plans took an unexpected turn when she went to her family doctor for a routine Pap smear and "a quick check of a lump in my right breast" and to discuss having another baby.

"The lump was nothing, but the Pap was painful. I bled heavily for days afterward and was sent for further testing. Baby plans went on hold," she wrote. "Less than a week after seeing a specialist, I was called in to discuss the results. She dropped a bomb on the life I've built so far. 'You have cancer. Neuroendocrine cervical cancer – it is rare and aggressive."

While Khan didn't go into further detail into her type of cancer, according to Neuroendocrine Cervical Cancer UK, symptoms can include abnormal bleeding between periods, pain during or after sexual intercourse, discomfort when urinating, loss of bladder control, changes in menstrual cycle, lethargy and unintentional weight loss.

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