‘Best birthday ever’: Jane Fonda says her cancer is in remission
Just three months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Jane Fonda has announced that her cancer is now in remission and she is scheduled to stop chemotherapy. Her healthy update with fans on Thursday, in a blog post titled, “BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!!” “Last week my oncologist told me my cancer was in remission and I could stop chemo,” she wrote on her website. . “I feel very fortunate.” The “Barbarella” and “Monster-in-Law” star went on to thank those who prayed for her and sent her well wishes, saying, “I’m sure she played a part in the good news.” According to Fonda, the first four chemotherapy sessions were “fairly easy.” What”, but her latest treatment was “rough” and lasted for two weeks, “which made it hard to get much of anything done”. Vowing not to let her diagnosis “interfere with my climate activism,” she said the side effects of her treatment faded just in time for her to attend a rally in Washington, D.C., do some lobbying and fulfill her speaking engagements at the Democracy Alliance. The “Grace and Frankie” star first revealed her diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that develops in the lymph system, in a social media post in September. “Cancer is a teacher, and I pay attention to the lessons I wrote back then.” “One thing that has really shown me is the importance of community. Developing and deepening community so that we are not alone. And cancer, combined with my age — almost 85 — definitely teaches me the importance of adapting to new realities.” According to the American Cancer Society, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in the United States, accounting for about 4% of cancers.
Just three months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Jane Fonda announced that her cancer was now in remission and that she was ready to stop chemotherapy.
The two-time Oscar-winning actress and activist — who turns 85 next week — shared her health update with fans on Thursday, in a blog post titled, “BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!!”
“Last week, my oncologist told me my cancer was in remission and I could stop chemo,” she wrote on her website. “I feel very lucky, very lucky.”
The “Barbarella” and “Monster in Law” star thanked those who prayed for her and sent her well wishes, saying, “I’m sure she played a part in the good news.”
According to Fonda, her first four chemotherapy sessions were “fairly easy,” but her final treatment was “rough” and lasted two weeks, “which made it hard to get much of anything done.”
Fonda, who previously vowed not to let her diagnosis “interfere with my climate activism,” said the side effects of her treatment faded just in time for her to attend a rally in Washington, D.C., do some lobbying and fulfill her speaking engagements at the Democracy Alliance.
The “Grace and Frankie” star first revealed her diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, in a social media post in September.
“Cancer is a teacher, and I pay attention to the lessons it gives me,” she wrote at the time. “One thing that has really shown me is the importance of community. Developing and deepening community so that we are not alone. And cancer, combined with my age — almost 85 — definitely teaches me the importance of adapting to new realities.”
According to the American Cancer Society, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is one of the most common types of cancer in the United States, accounting for about 4% of cancers.
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