Miles Ocampo gives health update after thyroidectomy surgery
At A Glance
- According to WebMD, papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of cancer that can affect the thyroid. As the medical website indicates, this disease occurs more often in women under 40 years old.

After undergoing surgery earlier this year due to papillary thyroid carcinoma, actress Miles Ocampo gives an update about her health.
According to PUSH, Miles revealed during the ABS-CBN Ball 2023 red carpet that she is recovering greatly. Although she has to take maintenance now and then, she is doing her best to prioritize her health.
"I’m good. I’m slowly but surely yung progress pagdating sa health ko. Though for life na nga ako may maintenance. Ang agang magka-maintenance But at least naagapan and pina-priority ko yung sarili ko right now. Lalo na with my health,” Miles said on the interview.
(I'm good. I'm slowly but surely making progress when it comes to my health. However, I have maintenance for life. My maintenance came early, But at least I caught up and made myself a priority right now. Especially with my health)
According to WebMD, papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of cancer that can affect the thyroid. As the medical website indicates, this disease occurs more often in women under 40 years old.

Miles also shared that the pandemic made her realize to help herself be better and grow every day.
"As a person I guess parang ang daming nangyari nung four years na yun na ang dami nating realizations, all of us, because of the pandemic di ba? I don’t know. Siguro ang goal lang naman natin is to grow everyday and to be a better person," she added.
(As a person, I guess it seems like a lot happened in those four years that we have a lot of realizations, all of us, because of the pandemic, right? I don't know. Maybe our only goal is to grow every day and to be a better person)
Miles revealed the news of her surgery during her appearance in 'Magandang Buhay" last April 13.
According to the actress, her decision to have her thyroid removed was her doctors' discovery that she had papillary thyroid carcinoma.
"I had to undergo thyroidectomy surgery to remove my thyroid glands. It all happened in an instant," she said during the interview.