Jane Fonda gets 'best birthday present ever' as cancer in remission

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Jane Fonda\u0027s cancer is in remission. The actress, set to turn 85 next week, called the news the \u0022best birthday present ever.\u0022

In 2010, the Oscar-winner and fitness guru was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a lumpectomy in November to have it removed.Article content

Then in January 2018 she had a cancerous growth removed from her lower lip and pre-melanoma growths taken from her skin. The three-time married mother-of-three said on Instagram about her latest fight with the disease: “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments.Experts say the overall survival rate for people in the U.S. with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is 73%.Fonda also admitted she was in a “privileged” position as she has access to some of the world’s best doctors.

“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“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 new realities.”

 

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Mon objectif…. C est d’avoir sa forme et son look lorsque j’aurai son âge

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