Olivia Munn is sharing all the “terrifying” details of her battle with breast cancer. In a tell-all interview with People published on Wednesday, the X-Men: Apocalypse actress vulnerably opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis, and how physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing her journey to health has been… Contents [hide] 1 How It All Started 2 Tough Choices 3 The Aftermath 4 Early Menopause How It All Started Olivia explained how after welcoming her son Malcolm with John Mulaney in 2021, she got more serious about staying on top of her health.
Like any mother, she wants to “be here as long” as she can for the little guy — so she kicked off her health assessments with a mammogram.
And in a scary twist, she was cleared. She then tested negative for the BRCA cancer gene, so she thought she had a clean bill of health!
But sadly, some breast cancers can go undetected in mammograms. Thankfully her doc was being especially cautious and recommended the Tyrer-Cuzick risk assessment test, which determines a patient’s risk for cancer based on personal factors. Related: Kate Beckinsale Gives Hopeful Update After Mysterious Hospitalization As we know from her February Instagram post revealing her cancer, Olivia’s assessment came back at a high-risk 37.3 percent, so her doctor sent her to get an MRI, ultrasound, and biopsy.
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