{"id":406453,"date":"2024-03-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=406453"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Olivia-Munn-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-double-mastectomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Olivia-Munn-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-double-mastectomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Munn reveals cancer diagnosis, double mastectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face this one day,\u201d the 43-year-old actor posted on Instagram on Wednesday with photos and a video of her being treated at a hospital.<\/p>\n

Munn said she took a genetic test in February 2023 that checks for 90 different cancer genes and was negative for all. Even so, her doctor decided to calculate her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score and that \u201csaved my life,\u201d Munn wrote.<\/p>\n

Recording a high score, Munn had imaging tests and then got a biopsy, which found she had an aggressive form of cancer in both breasts. She had a double mastectomy 30 days after the biopsy and has had four surgeries in the past 10 months. She said she kept it private because \u201cI needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munn thanked family and friends, especially her partner, comedian John Mulaney, \u201cfor being there before I went into each surgery and being there when I woke up, always placing framed photos of our little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munn was a correspondent on \u201cThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u201d and her movie credits include \u201cMagic Mike,\u201d \u201cThe Predator,\u201d \u201cOffice Christmas Party\u201d and \u201cX-Men: Apocalypse.\u201d (AP)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Olivia Munn\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Jordan Strauss
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