Jane Fonda, a US actress and activist, revealed Friday that she has cancer and has started chemotherapy in her fight against the condition.
The 84-year-old Oscar winner, a well-known Democrat, promised to battle the “extremely manageable” condition.
“I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” she wrote on her verified Instagram account.
“This is a very treatable cancer. 80 percent of people survive, so I feel very lucky.
“I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments,” she added.
Fonda, an avowed environmentalist and social campaigner, said her position was more fortunate than that of many others in her situation.
“Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right,” she wrote.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that develops into extensive tumors after beginning in the lymphatic system, which is a component of the body’s immune systems.
The Mayo Clinic lists a number of symptoms that can include swollen lymph nodes, chest pain, coughing, breathing difficulties, chronic fatigue, and fever.
