Kim Kardashian reveals esophagitis, echoing her dad’s cancer battle

Kim Kardashian reveals in the Season 8 trailer for The Kardashians that she has esophagitis, a condition linked to esophageal cancer—the disease that killed her father, Robert Kardashian, in 2003. In the trailer, she’s shown in a hospital setting as a loved one notes her father’s death, while experts say esophagitis is not strongly tied to a hereditary cancer risk. The piece also recalls Kardashian’s prior health disclosures (including a brain aneurysm) and notes her family’s involvement in UCLA’s esophageal health center named in her father’s honor.