The screen icon shared her news on Instagram
yesterday , telling her followers:"So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments.This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site."I'm also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments.
"We also need to be talking much more not just about cures but about causes so we can eliminate them. For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So do pesticides, many of which are fossil fuel-based, like mine." The American actress went on to reveal that she's currently undergoing chemotherapy for six months and is"handling the treatments quite well", before promising that her cancer diagnosis will not"interfere with my climate activism"."Cancer is a teacher and I'm paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. One thing it's shown me already is the importance of community. Of growing and deepening one's community so that we are not alone.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of cancer developed inside the lymphatic system, which is part of your immune system. Lymph flows through lymphatic vessels and contains white blood cells, known as lymphocytes, yet those affected with the disease begin multiplying in abnormal ways and essentially lose their infection-fighting properties (via
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