Olivia Munn opened up about her recent health battle and announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
In a post on Instagram, Munn revealed that he received the diagnosis last winter. “In February 2023, in an effort to be proactive about my health, I took a genetic test that looks for 90 different cancer genes.”
“I tested negative for everything, including BRCA (the most well-known breast cancer gene). My sister Sara had also just tested negative. “We called each other and high-fived each other on the phone.”
However, Olivia Munn also had a normal mammogram. Two months after undergoing genetic testing, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “In the last ten months I have had four surgeries,” she revealed.
“I spent so many days in bed I can’t even count them and I have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever imagined. Surprisingly I have only cried twice. “I guess I didn’t feel like there was time to cry.”
Munn later said his focus narrowed and he postponed any emotions he felt would interfere with his ability to keep a clear mind.
“I’ve tended to let people see me when I have energy,” he continued. “When I can get dressed and leave the house, when I can take my baby to the park.”
Olivia Munn further shared that she kept the diagnosis, worry, recovery, painkillers, and paper gowns private. She “needed to catch her breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.”
Olivia Munn said her OB-GYN saved her life after calculating her breast cancer risk assessment score
Olivia Munn claimed she would not have found out about her cancer if her doctor had not intervened.
“I wouldn’t have found my cancer for a year,” Munn said. “At my next scheduled mammogram, except my obstetrician, Dr. Thais Aliabadi, decided to calculate my breast cancer risk assessment score. The fact that he did it saved my life.”
Olivia Munn then shared that her doctor looked at factors like her age and family history of breast cancer. She also noted that she had her first child at age 30.
“She found that my lifetime risk was 37%,” Munn said. “Because of that score, I was sent for an MRI, which led to an ultrasound, which then led to a biopsy.”
The biopsy revealed that Munn had Luminal B cancer in both breasts. It is considered an aggressive and rapidly evolving cancer.
One month after the biopsy, she underwent a double mastectomy. “I went from feeling completely fine one day to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next day.”
Munn added that he was lucky that his doctor detected the cancer early enough to give him options. “I want the same for any woman who has to face this one day. Ask your doctor to calculate your breast cancer risk assessment score.”
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn