Jane Fonda announces having cancer in a very political message

The American actress has started chemo and says she's lucky to have health insurance. “I am aware that I am privileged and it is sad,” she regrets.

UNITED STATES - American actress and activist Jane Fonda announced on Friday (September 2) that she was suffering from cancer but said she was optimistic about her chances of recovery. In her message, she denounces in passing the inequalities of access to care in the United States .

"I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" , a cancer of the lymphatic system, "and I started chemotherapy treatments," the 84-year-old Oscar-winning actress announced on her Instagram account. “It is a completely curable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky , ”she immediately put into perspective.

I'm also lucky to have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. I am aware that I am privileged and it is sad , "continued the star, a flagship supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States, adding that "many" Americans "do not have access to the quality care that I receive. and that's not fair” .

60 years of careers and two Oscars

“We also need to talk more about not just the treatments, but also the causes to eliminate these diseases. For example, people must know that fossil fuels are causes of cancer, just like pesticides” , underlines the one who ensures not to drop her fight for climate action .

Jane Fonda's career began in the 1960s and was crowned with two Best Actress Oscars, in 1971 for Alan J. Pakula's Klute , and in 1978 for Hal Ashby's The Return . She has also been nominated five other times for the most prestigious awards in American cinema.

The actress is still pursuing her career, notably lending her voice in the animated family film Luck recently released on Apple TV+.

From aerobics star to environmental activist

His career had many other facets. An aerobics star, she is also known for her peaceful activism at the time of the Vietnam War and then, until today, in favor of the environment and the fight against climate change.

“I have six months of chemotherapy, I am taking the treatments very well and, believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism,” she promised.

“The mid-term elections are approaching (in November), and they will have serious consequences. So you can count on me to support you in growing our army of climate champions ,” she added.

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