Maria Menounos has faced numerous serious health issues with courage and resolve over the years. Maria stunned her fans in 2017 when she stepped down from her job as E! News co-anchor after being diagnosed with a brain tumor at the same time as her mother, Litsa Menounos, was battling brain cancer. Six years later, Maria fought for her life once again when a battery of tests showed she had a rare form of pancreatic cancer.