Jane Fonda announces her cancer is in remission and will discontinue chemotherapy

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Jane Fonda has announced that her cancer is now in remission and has been told by doctors she can discontinue chemotherapy treatment ahead of her 85th birthday next week.The Barbarella star - who turns 85 on Dec.

21st - revealed the happy news to her fans via her website on Thursday, calling it 'the best birthday present ever.' 'Last week I was told by my oncologist that my cancer is in remission and I can discontinue chemo,' she wrote in a lengthy post.In September, Fonda - who has previously battled the disease - announced she had cancer after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but told fans at the time she felt 'lucky' as it is 'very treatable.'   Jane Fonda announces her cancer is in REMISSION: Screen legend told by oncologist she can discontinue chemotherapy ahead of turning 85 next week: 'Best birthday present ever!'The thrice-married star said in her latest health update: 'I am feeling so blessed, so fortunate.

I thank all of you who prayed and sent good thoughts my way. I am confident that it played a role in the good news.' 'I'm especially happy because while my first 4 chemo treatments were rather easy for me, only a few days of being tired, the last chemo session was rough and lasted 2 weeks making it hard to accomplish much of anything.'Fonda, a two-time Oscar winner, said in September that she was 'privileged as a celebrity' and was 'lucky' to 'have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatment.'She has previously been diagnosed with both breast and skin cancer, and blamed the latter on her past love of sunbathing.Fonda says she attended the 2016 Golden Globes in a ruffled white dress designed to disguise recent surgery she'd had to remove her breast.She told Vogue: 'I get out of.