The Office star Jenna Fischer took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a private battle with breast cancer that resulted in a months-long treatment plan.
Fischer’s emotional post details the ups and downs of treatment, credits her village for holding her up along the way (including husband Lee and Office co-star and close colleague Angela Kinsey). It ends on a positive note: “I am cancer free.”
“Back in October of 2023, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram preparing for my routine mammogram with a joking reminder to ‘take care of your ticking time bags,’ a la Michael Scott,” she shared in reference to Steve Carell’s character on the beloved sitcom. “After inconclusive results on that mammogram due to dense breast tissue, my doctor ordered a breast ultrasound. They found something in my left breast. A biopsy was ordered. Then, on Dec. 1, 2023, I learned I had Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer.”
She detailed it as an “aggressive form” of breast cancer but one that is also highly responsive to treatment. Hers included a lumpectomy to remove the tumor followed by chemotherapy and radiation “to be sure it didn’t return.” She started the chemo in February, a weekly plan that lasted 12 rounds followed by three weeks of radiation, which started in June. “While I continue to be treated with infusions of Herceptin and a daily dose of Tamoxifen, I’m happy to say I’m feeling great.”
More to come.
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