Olivia Munn Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Reveals She Had a Double Mastectomy

Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and had a double mastectomy. Munn shared the health update in an Instagram post that included a statement about receiving the diagnosis and photos from her treatment in the last year. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “In the past ten months, I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever could have imagined,” she wrote. “Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was time to cry. My focus narrowed and I tabled any emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clearheaded.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by o l i v i a (@oliviamunn) She writes that she kept the diagnosis private because she “needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing,” but allowed people to see her when she had the energy. Munn added that doctors caught the cancer “with enough time that I had options,” adding that she got an MRI after her OBGYN calculated her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score and found her lifetime risk was 37%, based on factors like Munn’s family history, her age, and the fact that she’d had her first child after the age of 30. The MRI “led to an ultrasound, which led to a biopsy,” Munn wrote. The bi...
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