Jane Fonda Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at 84
03.09.2022 - 17:27
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at 84 years old.On September 2, the star shared on Instagram that she will is undergoing chemo treatments for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share,” wrote. "I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments.
This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky."The says she is handling the treatments “quite well” and will continue her advocacy work. “I’m doing chemo for 6 months and am handling the treatments quite well,” she wrote, adding, "Believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism.” “I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments.
I realize, and it’s painful, that I am privileged in this. Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right," Fonda continued. "We also need to be talking much more not just about cures but about causes so we can eliminate them.
For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So do pesticides, many of which are fossil fuel-based, like mine.”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The -winner described cancer as a “teacher” that has only strengthened her resolve to raise awareness about the climate crisis as we head into the midterm elections. “Cancer is a teacher and I’m paying attention to the lessons it holds for me,” Fonda wrote.
“One thing it’s shown me already is the importance of community. Of growing and deepening one’s community so that we are not alone. And the cancer, along with my age—almost 85—definitely teaches the importance of adapting to
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