The 84-year-old actress said she won’t let chemotherapy treatment “interfere with my climate activity.”
WASHINGTON — Oscar winner Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with the disease. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
84 year old actress revealed his cancer diagnosis in an Instagram post. And explained that he has already started chemotherapy treatment, but does not intend to stop his climate activity because of it.
“I’ve been doing chemo for 6 months and handling the treatment well and, believe me, I’m not going to let any of this interfere with my climate activity,” Fonda said.
She added that she feels “very lucky” because it is “a very treatable cancer” and “80% of people survive.” Fonda also noted that she has access to the best doctors and treatments with health insurance, which isn’t a guarantee for everyone in America.
“I realize, and it hurts, that I’m privileged in this,” Fonda said. “Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at some point and a lot of people don’t have access to the quality health care that I’m getting and that’s not right.”
Fonda is one of America’s most prominent acting families. She is the daughter of Oscar winner Henry Fonda, who died in 1982, and the sister of Peter Fonda, who died in 2019.
“Cancer is a teacher and I’m paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. One thing it has already shown me is the importance of community. To expand and deepen one’s community so that we are not alone. . And cancer, with that. My age — almost 85 — certainly teaches the importance of adapting to new realities,” Fonda said.
She has also been in the headlines for her social activism in recent years. Fonda was. Arrested in the US Capitol In 2019, to peacefully protest climate change, one action was called Fire Drill Friday. In 2021, she called for more Hollywood diversity as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.