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Olivia Munn shared a health update on her breast cancer journey after being diagnosed in 2023
The actress said she’s “doing great” but the side effects of her medication have been “tough” to deal with
She’s been transparent about dealing with breast cancer in hopes of helping others and encouraging early detection
Olivia Munn is sharing an update on her “tough” breast cancer journey.
On Monday, March 30, the Your Friends & Neighbors star, 45, made an appearance on Good Morning America for a sit-down interview with hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Lara Spencer.
The actress revealed in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer the year before, after tests revealed she had luminal B, a fast-moving, aggressive cancer, in both breasts — despite having had “no symptoms” and a “clear mammogram.”
During the show, Roberts thanked Munn for being so open about her journey and asked how she’s been doing.
“I’m doing great. I have to say because of people like you who are so open, it made it so much easier for someone like me to talk about it,” she replied, referring to Roberts, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007.
“And, you know, the impetus for wanting to talk about it was that I had something that I knew would help women — something that was free, like the lifetime risk assessment test,” she continued. “It’s a free online test. And after a clear mammogram and clear ultrasound, it still detected my breast cancer. I’m doing great right now. The medication is tough.”
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Munn — who went on to undergo five surgeries, including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy — said she has some side effects from her medication, pointing out nodules that developed on her neck.
She admitted that she’s been having a hard time comparing herself to other people who have had the same cancer and medications as her because they haven’t been struggling the way that she has.
“I say all that to kind of bond with anybody out there who’s going through that or finding comfort in their own journey, because it’s not something that I’ve easily found,” Munn shared. “But I’m doing great, and my mom is doing great. You know, she was diagnosed about a year after I was diagnosed.”
Munn has since been urging women to take the breast cancer risk assessment.
Based on a variety of factors — including family history, the date of a woman’s first period, breast density and her age when her first child was born — the free tool estimates a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer within the next 10 years and within her lifetime, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, a board certified OB/GYN and Munn’s doctor, previously told PEOPLE.
A lifetime risk score of 20 percent or more suggests high risk, and additional diagnostic screening may be required.
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