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22.05.2024 / 12:45
Olivia Munn says doctor saved her life with “aggressive” cancer treatment
confirming on social media that she had first received the information in April 2023, after having taken a genetic test “in an effort to be proactive about my health”.While she passed the initial test, she found out two months later that she had breast cancer.The actor, known for her role as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse, as well as films including The Predator, Date Night and Magic Mike, wrote: “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.”A post shared by o l i v i a (@oliviamunn)“I’ve kept the diagnosis and the worry and the recover and the pain medicine and the paper gowns private. I needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.”A month after her biopsy, Munn underwent a 10-hour double mastectomy surgery.