Colleen Hoover, the author who penned It Ends With Us, is opening up about her recent cancer diagnosis. The 46-year-old author told her 1.9 million Instagram followers that she has one more day of radiation left at Texas Oncology."Second to last day of radiation," she wrote on Monday on her Instagram stories. "I wish I could blame my hair and facial expressions on @Texas.
Oncology, but they've been great. Hope you never need them, but highly recommend them." View image in full screen A screengrab of Colleen Hoover's Instagram Stories. @ColleenHoover / Instagram It was not immediately clear what kind of cancer Hoover is being treated for or how long she has been undergoing treatment but her health update comes after she shared details about the diagnosis last week. Story continues below advertisement In a Facebook post on Friday, Hoover gave some details on her cancer journey, writing, "I got results back today from the geneticist that say my cancer did not come from family genes." Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. "It also didn't come from the two main causes of the cancer, which are HPV and excessive hormones. This means it was more than likely environmental/lifestyle, which is lack of exercise, poor diet and stress," she wrote.
The best-selling author said she is "happy and grateful to be alive.""But I hate vegetables. I hate when I have to get off the couch. I hate sweating. I hate when science is right," she continued. "If you see me at the gym, don't even tell me good job. If you see me at a restaurant eating grilled chicken and drinking water, I'm probably real mad about it." 4:43 Taylor Swift subpoenaed to testify in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni trial Taylor Swift subpoenaed to testify in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni trial Blake Lively threatened to leak Taylor Swift texts, lawyer for Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively drops claims against Justin Baldoni of infliction of emotional distress Justin Baldoni's legal team claps back after Blake Lively's recent court victory Previous Video Next Video Trending Now Health Canada approves 1st GLP-1 daily pill. Here's who can take it Greenland says it 'cannot accept' U.S. takeover after latest Trump threats Story continues below advertisement In late October 2025, Hoover said she had to miss the premiere for the film adaptation of her book Regretting You due to "unavoidable surgery.""I hate to have to announce this, but I will not be moderating the signing for @lukasgage this month, nor will I be able to attend the premiere or any events for @regrettingyoumovie. I'm super bummed, but am having an unavoidable surgery and can't travel for a while," she wrote at the time."I'll live vicariously through you guys. So sad to miss this movie release and premiere, but so grateful to all the actors and the team who put this together." View this post on Instagram Story continues below advertisement More on Entertainment More videos Police on the hunt for actor Timothy Busfield, accused of child sex abuse Mark Ruffalo protests ICE, calls Trump 'worst human being' at Golden Globes Golden Globes 2026: The best looks from the red carpet Toronto group holds community meetups in PATH system to foster friendships Music Mondays: Tommyphyll Harry Potter's Stanley Park stay extended Mattel releases first-ever autistic Barbie to shed light on neurodivergent children Trump name-drops Wayne Gretzky as among those asking for tickets to 'Melania' premiere