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Sharon Stone Says Doctors Found Large Fibroid Tumor After Original 'Misdiagnosis and Incorrect Procedure'

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What to know about Sharon Stone Says Doctors Found Large Fibroid Tumor After Original 'Misdiagnosis and Incorrect Procedure'

The "Basic Instinct" actress revealed that she had been misdiagnosed by doctors and actually had a tumor that needed to be removed.

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What happened

The "Basic Instinct" actress revealed that she had been misdiagnosed by doctors and actually had a tumor that needed to be removed.

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Common ground

"Just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure," she wrote on Twitter Nov.

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Claim 1: “"Just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure," she wrote on Twitter Nov. 1.”
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Multiple sources quote the specific phrase 'Just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure' and associate it with her social media posts around November 1st.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure,” Sharon wrote. “This time double epidural.” Sharon also shared her "worsening pain" motivated her to get a second opinion. It was this moxie tha…
https://littlethings.com/entertainment/sharon-stone-pain-inc…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES – American actress Sharon Stone has opened up about her medical issues, claiming she was misdiagnosed and had an incorrect procedure performed on her.
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-shar…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday (November 1st), the Basic Instinct actress took to her Instagram stories to share that she “just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure.” When the pain got worse after receiving a…
https://1061theriver.com/entertainment-news/sharon-stone-rev…
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Claim 2: “I have a large fibroid tumor that must come out.”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that Sharon Stone was diagnosed with a large fibroid tumor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone revealed she was misdiagnosed before finding a “large fibroid tumor.”Fibroids are typically diagnosed during routine pelvic exams if an irregular, firm mass is felt. Your doctor may also …
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/sharon-stone-64-reveals-anothe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone said she has a large fibroid that was misdiagnosed and she needed a "double epidural" for the pain.
https://www.businessinsider.com/sharon-stone-says-misdiagnos…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone has revealed that she needs to have a fibroid tumor removed and said she only learned about the tumor after first being misdiagnosed. =
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/sharon-…
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Claim 3: “The "Basic Instinct" actress revealed that she had been misdiagnosed by doctors and actually had a tumor that needed to be removed.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Sharon Stone revealed she was misdiagnosed and had a large fibroid tumor that required removal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone said she was misdiagnosed and mistreated for what turned out to be a large fibroid.On Instagram, the actress urged women to seek second opinions, which can be life-saving.Women can be at …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sharon-stone-says-doctors-misdiag…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone revealed doctors found a tumor after initial misdiagnosis (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF).The 'Basic Instinct' actress revealed that she had been misdiagnosed by doctors and actually…
https://meaww.com/sharon-stone-says-doctors-found-large-fibr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone has revealed that doctors misdiagnosed her "large fibroid tumor" and mistreated it, which caused her considerable pain.Stone had previously had a major surgical procedure when doctors sur…
https://theblast.com/348008/sharon-stone-urges-women-to-seek…
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Claim 4: “The Golden Globe winner also tweeted the link to a study titled, "Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies,"”
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Multiple sources confirm she is a Golden Globe winner and that she shared a specific study titled 'Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The piece titled Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies further supported her reasoning in warning her female followers to stay on top of their own health and not rely…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/sharon-stone-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden Globe winner also tweeted the link to a study titled, "Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies," advising women to read the article.
https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1352949/sharon-stone-says-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden Globe winner also tweeted the link to a study titled, "Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies," advising women to read the article.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/entertainment-news…
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Claim 5: “Sharon, 64, then urged women not to "get blown off,"”
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Wikipedia lists her birth date as March 10, 1958. Based on the current date (2024), she is 66, but at the time of the reports cited (likely 2022), she was 64. The Mirror explicitly refers to her as 'Sharon Stone, 64'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femmes fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Stone
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharon Stone appeared to turn back time when she made a stylish splash at Dolce & Gabbana's fashion show in Italy. The Basic Instinct star, 64, was a vision in a figure-hugging lemon jumpsuit and flow…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/age-defying-shar…
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web search NEUTRAL — A subjective ranking of Sharon Stone's hottest roles in movies.
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