'80% of people survive': Jane Fonda, 84, says she's being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

'80% of people survive': Jane Fonda, 84, says she's being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Jane Fonda attends the Los Angeles Special FYC Event For Netflix's "Grace And Frankie" at NeueHouse Los Angeles on April 23, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images,)

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Jane Fonda announced on Friday, September 2, that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments. “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,” the actress, 84, wrote on Instagram. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.”

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Fonda, a two-time Oscar winner, also called herself “lucky” to “have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatment,” acknowledging that she is “privileged” as a celebrity. “Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right,” she continued. The 'Georgia Rule' star shared she has been doing chemo for six months and is “handling the treatments quite well,” noting that she will not let the disease interfere with her climate-change activism.