Jane Fonda

Actor says she feels 'very lucky' that the cancer is treatable and notes many Americans lack access to quality healthcare.

“I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. “We also need to be talking much more not just about cures but about causes so we can eliminate them. Eighty per cent of people survive, so I feel very lucky.

The 84-year-old took the opportunity to make people aware that many Americans "don't have access to quality health care".

She added: "Cancer is a teacher and I'm paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments. Fonda, 84, said she wanted to make people aware that many Americans "don't have access to quality health care" and that she wanted to discuss the effects of fossil fuels on human health.

"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram ...

And now, at 84, Fonda assured fans that she will not let her illness to interfere with her According to the "This is a very treatable cancer.

The 84-year-old actress revealed the news on Instagram, explaining it is a "very treatable cancer" for which she feels "very lucky". She used the announcement ...

"I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. 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. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.

“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 84-year ...

Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda announced Friday that she's been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma — but vowed that chemotherapy will not slow her ...

"For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer." "I thought that was very powerful statement. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," ["Klute" and "Coming Home,"](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7338351?featureFlag=true) told supporters that this diagnoses will not slow her down. Cancer is such a terrifying experience and to acknowledge one's own privilege and ability to get the best therapies is very powerful." "It is potentially a curable malignancy, depending significantly upon the sub-type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the degree of spread at the time of diagnosis," the oncologist told NBC News.

Jane Fonda announced her diagnosis Friday on Instagram, noting that she "will not allow cancer to keep me from doing all I can" to combat climate change.

“The midterms are looming, and they are beyond consequential so you can count on me to be right there together with you as we grow our army of climate champions.” 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.” “This is a very treatable cancer,” she wrote, adding that “I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments.

Academy Award-winning actor Jane Fonda on Friday said she had been diagnosed with a “very treatable” form of lymphoma and started a six-month regimen of ...

The 84-year-old Oscar winner vowed to fight the “very treatable” illness.

American actress Jane Fonda has revealed that she's started chemotherapy, after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.