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‘Top Chef’ Fatima Ali declared ‘cancer-free’ after battle with Ewing’s sarcoma

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  • Fatima Ali, 28, is the youngest contestant on this season of Bravo's
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  • Ali lives in her Yorkville apartment with her mother, who moved from Pakistan to be her full-time caregiver.
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  • Ali also lives with her cat, Mr. Meow Meow.
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  • Ali, who lost her hair to chemo, credits her smooth scalp to her grandmother, who rubbed her head as an infant with a raw rice pillow.
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  • After a successful surgery to remove the tumor in her left shoulder, leaving her officially cancer-free, Ali is wearing a sling.
    Photo Credit: Bruce Gilbert
  • Ali says her medical marijuana prescription has helped her regain her appetite while undergoing chemotherapy.
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  • Ali's fans have sent her many gifts, including these socks.
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Fatima Ali, 28, the youngest contestant on this season of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma when she returned to New York City from filming in Denver, Colorado. Doctors have just pronounced her cancer-free.

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