# Jeana Keogh (1980s ZZ Top Girl) diagnosed with tongue cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881 "2026-07-23T21:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/1 "2026-07-23T21:35:30Z")
[Link.](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rhocs-jeana-keough-suffers-setback-amid-cancer-battle/) For those of us who remember, she was the brunette in the videos. Doesn’t sound particularly good. Kymberly Herrin, one of the blondes, died in 2020 of undisclosed causes, but her obit mentioned donating to breast cancer research. Jeana’s daughter is actress Riley Keough. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/2 "2026-07-23T21:42:12Z")
Sounds like ZZ Top causes cancer. Eta: Lisa Marie Presley is Riley Keough’s mom. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/3 "2026-07-23T21:52:55Z")
I knew that! Kara Keough! I had coincidentally read a thread that mentioned Riley and went brain dead! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/4 "2026-07-24T03:26:52Z")
I have not heard of tongue cancer and now I wish I never had. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/5 "2026-07-24T04:37:13Z")
It’s most commonly associated with smoking. Hope she can beat this. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/6 "2026-07-24T22:09:19Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I have not heard of tongue cancer and now I wish I never had. Ditto. > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > It’s most commonly associated with smoking. My first thought. I am so glad I never had any interest in smoking. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881/7 "2026-07-24T22:23:34Z")
Another risk factor is HPV , and they’re starting to see more oral and throat cancers associated with HPV.