‘The Office’ star Jenna Fischer reveals breast cancer diagnosis
nypost.comPam Beesly on the NBC sitcom — announced the news via Instagram Tuesday in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.“Back in October 2023, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram preparing for my routine mammogram with a joking reminder to ‘take care of your ticking time bags’ a la Michael Scott.
After inconclusive results on that mammogram due to dense breast tissue my doctor ordered a breast ultrasound,” Fischer’s post began. “They found something in my left breast.
A biopsy was ordered. Then, on December 1, 2023, I learned I had stage 1 triple positive breast cancer.”The 50-year-old actress shared that she underwent treatment and is cancer free.“After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote.However, the road to recovery was challenging.Fischer went on to reveal she had a lumpectomy in January to remove the tumor, which luckily hadn’t spread because the doctors caught it early.
Due to the “aggressive nature” of her cancer, the star required chemotherapy and radiation.She underwent 12 rounds of weekly chemo starting in February and began her three weeks of radiation in June.
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