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09.08.2022 / 02:23
How Olivia Newton-John battled breast cancer for 30 years
died at age 73 on Monday.The “Grease” actress and singer publicly battled breast cancer since 1992, enduring a partial mastectomy, nine months of chemotherapy and breast reconstruction.Newton-John — who became an advocate for breast cancer detection — was diagnosed again in 2013 but privately battled it, only revealing in 2018 that it had come back in 2017.The Australian actress announced she had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had metastasized to the base of her spine.The “Physical” singer opened up over the years about how she dealt with the treatments and managed her pain, including openly talking about using cannabis oil after being introduced to it by her husband, John Easterling.“I really believe the cannabis has made a huge difference,” she told “60 Minutes Australia” in 2019. “If I don’t take the drops, I can feel the pain, so I know it’s working.”“People have this vision from the ’60s of people just sitting around and getting stoned,” she told “Today” in 2017.