Actress Jenna Fischer, Pam from the series “The Office,” shared on her Instagram profile about her treatment and fight against breast cancer in stage 1. She is now “cancer-free.”
Jenna Fischer began her fight against breast cancer ten months ago after receiving a diagnosis of stage 1 disease. The star of “The Office” encouraged other women to get mammograms.
The actress discovered the tumor in December and had to undergo surgery to remove it, as well as 12 weeks of chemotherapy and 3 weeks of radiation therapy. Fischer continues to take medication, she reported in her post.
“My tumor was so small that it couldn’t be detected during a physical exam. If I had waited six more months, things could have been much worse,” the actress said.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Fischer took the opportunity to encourage women to continue getting annual mammograms.
“Seeing women posting pictures of their mammogram appointments on Instagram inspired me to schedule mine (which was overdue). I’m so glad I did it. Consider this a nudge for you to get checked too,” she encouraged.
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