Actress Kelly Mack died of a rare brain cancer at the age of 33
6 august 2025 в 07:13
Kelly Mack passed away at the age of 33 in August 2025 after battling a rare form of brain cancer. Her acting career was just beginning to take off, and her performance in the series «The Walking Dead» was highly praised by fans. Mack’s versatile talent led her to participate in various projects, and she was promoting her upcoming work in film in the last months of her life.
Below, Hollywood Life explains the type of cancer Mack was fighting and what a glioma is.
Mack was an actress, producer, and voice artist. According to her IMDb profile, she was most known for her performances in the movies «Broadcast Signal Intrusion», - season 8 of «Chicago Med», - and season 9 of «The Walking Dead».
Mack played the character of Eddie in season 9 of «The Walking Dead».
In January 2025, Mack announced that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of astrocytoma called diffuse midline glioma. Astrocytoma is a brain tumor, and diffuse midline glioma is a tumor that begins either in the brain or in the spinal cord, according to the National Cancer Institute.
«In September, I moved to a new apartment with my boyfriend, Logan», - the actress indicated in the caption of a photo on Instagram. «Within a month of that, I had constant lower back pain, and I thought I had a slipped disc. A few weeks later, I started experiencing neuropathic itching in my right thigh. And then shooting pains in my legs and back started, which made me have to sleep in a recliner for a month because lying down was too painful. The day before Thanksgiving, I had urgent MRIs done at the hospital, which showed an abnormal tumor in my spinal cord».
Mack said that after a biopsy of her spinal cord, she «lost the ability to use her right leg and most of her left leg», - so she had to use crutches and a wheelchair to move around.
Despite the mentally and physically challenging ordeal, Mack maintained a positive attitude towards her cancer battle and informed fans that her acting career would be «slightly put on hold» during treatment in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, the «Chicago Med» alum noted that she has «upcoming projects» and concluded that she is «determined and knows that this battle with cancer will ultimately become a short chapter in her long book».
Glioma is a malignant tumor that develops when glial cells grow too rapidly. Glial cells help the central nervous system function, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
There are three types of gliomas: astrocytomas, ependymomas, and oligodendrogliomas. Astrocytomas can include glioblastomas and diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), according to the Cleveland Clinic. Mack was diagnosed with an astrocytoma called diffuse midline glioma.
Mack passed away after battling cancer, although the exact cause of death at the time of publication was not disclosed
Below, Hollywood Life explains the type of cancer Mack was fighting and what a glioma is.
Mack was an actress, producer, and voice artist. According to her IMDb profile, she was most known for her performances in the movies «Broadcast Signal Intrusion», - season 8 of «Chicago Med», - and season 9 of «The Walking Dead».
Mack played the character of Eddie in season 9 of «The Walking Dead».
In January 2025, Mack announced that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of astrocytoma called diffuse midline glioma. Astrocytoma is a brain tumor, and diffuse midline glioma is a tumor that begins either in the brain or in the spinal cord, according to the National Cancer Institute.
«In September, I moved to a new apartment with my boyfriend, Logan», - the actress indicated in the caption of a photo on Instagram. «Within a month of that, I had constant lower back pain, and I thought I had a slipped disc. A few weeks later, I started experiencing neuropathic itching in my right thigh. And then shooting pains in my legs and back started, which made me have to sleep in a recliner for a month because lying down was too painful. The day before Thanksgiving, I had urgent MRIs done at the hospital, which showed an abnormal tumor in my spinal cord».
Mack said that after a biopsy of her spinal cord, she «lost the ability to use her right leg and most of her left leg», - so she had to use crutches and a wheelchair to move around.
Despite the mentally and physically challenging ordeal, Mack maintained a positive attitude towards her cancer battle and informed fans that her acting career would be «slightly put on hold» during treatment in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, the «Chicago Med» alum noted that she has «upcoming projects» and concluded that she is «determined and knows that this battle with cancer will ultimately become a short chapter in her long book».
Glioma is a malignant tumor that develops when glial cells grow too rapidly. Glial cells help the central nervous system function, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
There are three types of gliomas: astrocytomas, ependymomas, and oligodendrogliomas. Astrocytomas can include glioblastomas and diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), according to the Cleveland Clinic. Mack was diagnosed with an astrocytoma called diffuse midline glioma.
Mack passed away after battling cancer, although the exact cause of death at the time of publication was not disclosed
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