Sharing her story.

Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown just went on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast, where she opened up about her battle with pancreatic cancer at only 11 years old.

Hannah got candid with Kaitlyn, saying, “I had a really crazy scare when I was little. I got really sick really fast where — I still think it’s like a weird medical mystery of what caused them to find it — because I got my period really early but just one time. And I was having really bad stomach cramps, but I was also just having really bad stomach issues to the point where I couldn’t go to school, doubled over in pain, couldn’t go to the bathroom.”

During her fifth-grade year, Hannah shared that her health was declining overall and eventually her doctor recommended a full body scan after no specialists could find the cause of her pain.

Hannah shared that after the scan she learned of her cancer, saying, “I had an encased malignant tumor. I hate to say it because there’s people that have really gone through the battle of cancer and I was very fortunate that my doctor was able to get out my encased tumor fully. If it would have burst or something was left, it could’ve been a lot worse. It was very quick. I found out I had it, two weeks later having the surgery. I really didn’t go to school much my fifth-grade year.”

Hannah previously has only really discussed this diagnosis in her book “God Bless This Mess,” but she shared more details with Kaitlyn in this interview.

The former Bachelorette said, “They sent me for a biopsy, and a day or so later, my dad got a call with the results — not from our regular doctor, but from an oncologist. The tumor was malignant. Cancer. Pancreatic cancer — one of the deadliest forms of cancer there is.”

Hannah shared that while she was concerned she would need to undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation, thankfully the surgery was successful enough to avoid needing either.

She explained, “There was a chance we’d have to go through radiation and chemotherapy, they said, depending on what the surgeon found once they got me into the operating room. But miraculously, I didn’t need either one.”

Hannah shared that she’s been grateful to be cancer-free ever since then and still goes for regular scans and bloodwork to make sure she’s in the clear.

We’re so glad Hannah is healthy and doing well, and we know her opening up about her story will help others.

Check out her full interview with Kaitlyn below.