Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda on Friday stated she had been identified with a “very treatable” type of lymphoma and began a six-month routine of chemotherapy.
The 84-year-old, who starred this 12 months within the ultimate season of Netflix comedy “Grace and Frankie,” disclosed her prognosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in an Instagram publish.
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“It is a very treatable most cancers. 80% of individuals survive, so I really feel very fortunate,” Fonda wrote.
She additionally stated she felt fortunate “as a result of I’ve medical insurance and entry to the perfect docs and coverings.”
“I understand, and it’s painful, that I’m privileged on this,” she added.
Fonda has labored in movie and tv for greater than six many years, successful Oscars for roles in 1971 film “Klute” and 1978’s “Coming Dwelling.” Her latest movie, “Transferring On,” is scheduled to premiere on the Toronto Movie Pageant this month.
Off display screen, Fonda has advocated for varied causes and not too long ago pushed for insurance policies to curb local weather change.
“I’m doing chemo for six months and am dealing with the remedies fairly nicely,” Fonda stated on Instagram. “Imagine me, I can’t let any of this intervene with my local weather activism.”
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; enhancing by Jonathan Oatis)
