Olivia Munn’s Breast Cancer Battle: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Road to Recovery

2024-03-13 20:45:51
Olivia Munn revealed on her social networks that she was diagnosed with cancer in April 2023 (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

Through her official Instagram account, actress Olivia Munn, remembered for productions such as New Girl, X-Men: Apocalypse and The Predator, revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

According to the statement he shared on his Instagram account accompanied by several images of his treatment, Munn received the diagnosis in April 2023, just months following obtaining a normal result on a mammogram and following undergoing a genetic test that examined 90 genes. associated with cancer.

Olivia Munn’s diagnosis of breast cancer was so serious that both breasts had to be removed (Credits: Instagram/Olivia Munn)

Despite testing negative for all of them, her gynecologist suggested evaluating her risk of breast cancer using the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) or Gail Model, which calculates a person’s risk of developing this condition based on on several factors such as age, family history and age at first birth. A lifetime risk of 20% or higher is considered high, and Munn’s was 37%, which warranted an MRI and biopsy.

The news was worse than expected, as it was discovered that Olivia suffered from cancer in a stage known as Luminal B, which forced the actress to undergo a double mastectomy in which both breasts were removed.

Olivia Munn shared that she didn’t say anything regarding her illness because she wanted to get over the hardest part of it before going public (Credit: Instagram/Olivia Munn)

So, over the past 10 months, Munn has had four operations and spent countless days in bed, learning everything regarding this disease. The actress said she kept her illness a secret since she “needed to catch her breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing them.”

Now that her cancer treatment is at a less aggressive point, the actress gives herself the freedom to be seen in public, as long as she has energy, can dress, and when she carries her son Malcolm, who she shares with her partner John Mulaney. . Munn was particularly grateful for John’s support during this difficult process, becoming an expert on the disease, a loyal caregiver and, above all, a motivator for Olivia with emotional photographs of her son.

“I am very grateful to John,” declared Olivia Munn (REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci)

“I am so grateful to John for the nights he spent researching what each operation and medication meant and what side effects and recovery I might expect. For being there before every operation and when he woke me up, always putting up framed photos of our little Malcolm so that he would be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes.”

Olivia also thanked those friends who, in turn, introduced her to other people who were going through this disease and whose experience was vital so that Munn might understand the magnitude of the problem and from there make decisions related to her health.

Olivia Munn was seen at the Oscars enjoying the gala with her husband John Mulaney (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)

Although the diagnosis of her Luminal B stage cancer is high risk, Munn shared that she was very fortunate as she was able to start treatment on time. The actress also urged her followers to go to the doctor periodically and avoid consequences that might be fatal.

Evidently, Olivia Munn has managed to overcome the illness, as she was seen at the recent edition of the Oscars enjoying a pleasant night with the father of her son.

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