Olivia Newton-John's Battle With Breast Cancer: In Her Own Words
09.08.2022 - 06:23
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Olivia Newton-John's fans, friends and family are mourning her death. On Monday, Aug.
8, the actress' husband, John Easterling, broke the news that she had passed away. She was 73.As her husband noted in his Instagram post, Newton-John's death comes after her decades-long battle with breast cancer, which she was extremely forthcoming about to the public.
Her story has inspired and encouraged others on the same health journey.Over the years, ET has spoken to Newton-John throughout her ups and downs. Here is a look back at what she has so candidly said about her battle with breast cancer since being first diagnosed in 1992. A post shared by Olivia Newton-John (@therealonj)Just months after her friend, Kelly Preston, died of breast cancer in July 2020, Newton-John spoke with ET about how she initially felt forced to go public about her own diagnosis in the '90s.«There was going to be an article released in one of the gossip papers that I was dying of cancer,» the star recalled. «When I heard that, I decided that rather than frighten my family and my friends, it would be better to just come out with it.»While speaking to ET in October 2020, Newton-John also opened up about her efforts to help others battling cancer. «I'm so excited.
This has been something that's been in my heart and my mind for many years,» she said of the organization, which is focused on finding new avenues for cancer treatment and recovery that are gentler on a person's body. «Being a cancer thriver of 28 years and having gone through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation I always had this dream that we could find kinder ways of treating cancer.»In 2019, Newton-John revealed that her cancer had returned for the third time and she was battling stage 4
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