Key Highlights
- Chris told us Kim knows a lot about dealing with the disease because her dad, Robert Kardashian, died from esophageal cancer in 2003.
- As Chris' mom -- often referred to on social media as Momma Appleton -- battled the same type of cancer, Chris was readily receptive to Kim's support.
- Getty He said, "She helped me through it." Assurance had to come from somewhere, because Chris told us it he wasn't getting any from the doctor.
- "He literally was silent," Chris said.
- "So test after test, I actually ended up having to go under and he had to do a more intense operation." Ultimately, he got the good news he was looking for when it wound up just being cysts and not the Big C.
