Jane Fonda, 84, has revealed she is undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after receiving the devastating diagnosis. The legendary actress confirmed the news in a statement to her “friends” on Friday evening.
She wrote: “So, dear friends, I have something personal that I want to share. I have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and have started chemotherapy treatments. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80 percent of people survive, so I feel very lucky.”
Jane added that she, too, is “lucky” because she has “health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments.”
He continued: “I realize, and it hurts, that I am privileged in this. Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and many do not have access to quality health care that I receive and this is not correct.
“We also need to talk a lot more about not just cures but causes so we can eliminate them. For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So do pesticides, many of which are based on fossil fuels, like mine.”
Jane explained that she will be undergoing chemotherapy for six months and is “managing the treatments quite well” at the moment.
He also promised that his battle with cancer will not “interfere with my climate activism”.
Jane also assured her loyal followers that she will be “right there” to build her “army of climate champions” as the US mid-term elections take place in November.
According to the NHS website, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body.
The lymphatic system is part of your immune system and helps fight infection.
The guide states that the disease can occur at any age, but is more common in people over 75.
The most common symptom is a painless swelling in a lymph node, usually in the neck, armpit or groin.
This is not the first time Jane has undergone cancer treatment.
In 2010, she had surgery to remove a non-cancerous lump from her breast and underwent a mastectomy six years later.
In 2018, the mother-of-three had to have a cancerous growth removed from her lip, and the following year, Jane told British Vogue that she “goes to my dermatologist a lot and they cut things off” .