The two-time Oscar winner is hopeful despite the diagnosis.
84-year-old Jane Fonda has spoken openly about her cancer battles before. PDO
Actor Jane Fonda, 84, has shared his cancer diagnosis on social media. Fonda says in an Instagram update that she is suffering from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, i.e. lymph node cancer.
– My dear friends, I have to share something personal. I have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and have started chemotherapy, says Fonda.
Fonda is hopeful despite the sad diagnosis.
– This is a very treatable cancer. 80 percent of people make it, so I feel really lucky. I am also lucky to have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. I understand, and it’s painful that I’m privileged in this.
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Fonda says she has been undergoing chemotherapy for the past month. He says he is handling the treatments quite well.
Fonda has previously talked openly about her battles against cancer. In 2010, she underwent an operation to remove a lump from her breast. Six years later, she revealed that she had a mastectomy. In 2019, he again said that he had a tumor removed from his lips.
Fonda, who has been successful as an actress, has been awarded twice with an Oscar. He got the first one from the movie Klute – Criminal Detective (1971) and from the latter’s film A bitter return (1978).