{"id":112246,"date":"2024-10-09T18:57:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112246"},"modified":"2024-10-09T18:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:57:51","slug":"the-office-us-star-jenna-fischer-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112246","title":{"rendered":"The Office US star Jenna Fischer reveals breast cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ddd5\/live\/356232a0-8623-11ef-a781-2f9ecd8be5a5.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly in the US Office. Pam has her brown hair styled half-up-half-down and smiles as she sits behind a desk wearing a pink cardigan.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Jenna Fischer is best known for her role as receptionist Pam Beesley in The Office<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Actress Jenna Fischer has revealed she has been receiving treatment for breast cancer since December last year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Best known for her role as receptionist Pam Beesly in the US version of The Office, Jenna said she was &#8220;now cancer-free&#8221; after surgery and multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to say I&#8217;m feeling great,&#8221; Jenna shared on Instagram, adding she was opening up about her treatment to encourage other people to check for signs of the disease.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;If I had waited six months longer, things could have been much worse,&#8221; she wrote. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jenna, who also hosts the Office Ladies podcast, played Pam in the mockumentary series between 2005 and 2013 alongside Steve Carrell, who plays regional manager Michael Scott. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The much-memed series, based on a BBC series of the same name written by and starring Ricky Gervais, is one of the most-watched shows on Netflix and repeatedly ranks among the most popular US sitcoms. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5307\/live\/72bf51a0-8619-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Jenna Fischer pictured in 2019. Jenna has curled dark blonde hair and wears brown rectangle-rimmed glasses and a green shirt. She's pictured in a TV studio in front of a yellow and grey background. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Jenna says she&#8217;s now cancer free after surgery as well as chemotherapy and radiation treatment<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jenna said her cancer was found after a routine scan in October 2023 which she said she&#8217;d been putting off.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Seeing women post photos of their mammogram appointments on Instagram needled me into setting my own (which I was late for),&#8221; <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DA39D_PSqiW\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">she wrote<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">After that appointment, she said further tests found she had &#8220;stage 1 triple positive breast cancer&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jenna said that &#8220;luckily&#8221; her cancer was caught early but the tumour was aggressive so needed multiple rounds of treatment. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">What is triple positive breast cancer?<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There are a number of types of breast cancer and some, like triple positive, are known as hormone receptor-positive cancers.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This means the tumours are encouraged to grow by hormones, such as oestrogen, progesterone and a protein called HER2, that are found naturally in the body<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">These cancers are much more likely to respond to drug treatments that target these hormones to help stop the cancer cells dividing and growing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting women in the UK according to the NHS, but it can also affect men.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">More than 50,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with it each year and <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/health-professional\/cancer-statistics\/statistics-by-cancer-type\/breast-cancer#heading-Two\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">figures from Cancer Research<!-- --><\/a> suggest one in every seven women in the country will be diagnosed in their lifetime.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It still claims the lives of more than 11,000 British people each year, but Cancer Research says survival rates are improving, with 76% of patients living for at least 10 years after diagnosis. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bc35\/live\/f7fb66c0-8618-11ef-b51d-7bbb39d6947d.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey pictured in 2022. Jenna has curled dark blonde hair and wears brown rectangle-rimmed glasses and a pink high-necked blouse. Angela, who has shoulder-length blonde hair, wears a dark blue shirt with a floral pattern. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Jenna said her best friend Angela had &#8220;protected me and advocated for me&#8221; during her treatment<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">During chemotherapy, Jenna said she lost her hair and shared a photo on Instagram of her &#8220;patchy pixie&#8221; cut as it grew back.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She said she was ready to &#8220;ditch the wigs&#8221; she has been wearing for the past year, adding that &#8220;many people&#8221; in her life did not know she was undergoing treatment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I needed spaces and people who did not regard me as a cancer patient.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But she highlighted the support she&#8217;d had from people who did know, including her co-star Angela Kinsey, who plays picky safety officer Angela Martin in the series and co-hosts the Office Ladies podcast.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;When I lost my hair, she wore hats to our work meetings to make sure I wasn&#8217;t the only one,&#8221; Jenna said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jenna told her followers that she will &#8220;continue to be treated and monitored&#8221;, and she urged fans: &#8220;Get &#8217;em checked ladies&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My tumour was so small it couldn&#8217;t be felt on a physical exam,&#8221; she wrote, adding that had she delayed her scans &#8220;it could have spread&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Should you get a breast cancer diagnosis,&#8221; she wrote, &#8220;there is a village waiting to care for you.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"if-you-have-been-affected-by-the-issues-raised-in-this-article,-help-and-support-is-available\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, help and support is available <!-- --><\/i><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/1KkkxvD0G1w4l294QCrQZbh\/information-and-support-cancer\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\"><i id=\"via-bbc-action-line\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">via BBC Action Line<!-- --><\/i><\/a><i id=\".\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">. <!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A footer logo for BBC Newsbeat. 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