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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Fonda said on social media Friday that she has cancer.
“So, my dear
friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with
non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” the 84-year-old actor
wrote in an Instagram post.
“This is a
very treatable cancer,” she added, “so I feel very lucky.”
Non-Hodgkin
lymphoma is a cancer that begins in the white blood cells and affects parts of
the body’s immune system.
Fonda
acknowledged that unlike many, she is privileged to have insurance, and access
to the best doctors and care.
“Almost
every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and
far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and
this is not right,” she said.
Fonda said
she has begun a six-month course of chemotherapy, is handling the treatments
well, and will not let it interfere with her climate activism.
Fonda has
dealt with cancer before. She had a tumor removed from her breast in 2010, and
has also had skin cancer.
Part of a
legendary Hollywood family, Fonda gained fame for both her acting and her activism
starting in the late 1960s.
She won
Oscars for her performances in 1971′s “Klute” and 1978′s “Coming Home.”
She has also
starred in the films “Barbarella” and “9 to 5,” and in the Netflix series
“Grace and Frankie.”