At first she showed some improvements and she briefly returned to co-anchor Noticentro al Amanecer, but was re-diagnosed during the summer of 2018, this time with liver cancer.
She flew to Tampa, Florida, for monthly treatments and further testing at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.
[6] Hernández's funeral was partly held at the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes coliseum in her native Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
[8] Governor Ricardo Rosselló expressed that "(he was) lamenting the sad news of the passing of Keylla Hernández.
(Rosselló's wife) Beatriz and I send a solidarity hug to her family, her co-workers at @WapaTV, and her friends".