Jane Fonda Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Jane Fonda was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, she revealed to Entertainment Tonight. For details, tune in Thursday night.

ET's press release follows:

Los Angeles, CA - November 11, 2010 - ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT reports that Jane Fonda discovered she had breast cancer a few weeks ago.

The actress and fitness icon discovered a small tumor in her breast during a routine checkup. The cancer luckily turned out to be non-invasive. She underwent a procedure a few days ago to remove the tumor, and she says that she is now cancer free.

Fonda wants all of her fans to know that she is "fine" and is out promoting her newest fitness DVDs. Her new Primetime Fitness DVDs will hit stores on November 30, while she will re-launch her Fonda Workout brand with a series of DVDs and workout equipment on December 26.

Comments

[Alessan]

11:47 AM on 11/15/2010

Glad to hear Jane is okay, she is absolutely still my favorite actress and activist.

[Lady Doodlebug]

02:24 PM on 11/14/2010

Jane Fonda may have done some insensitive things when she was younger, but is a different person now. Take care of yourself, Jane. Continued good health and happiness to you.

[BlueRoseofTexas]

02:00 PM on 11/15/2010

Nice. So you never did anything stupid that you later regretted? She was used and since she was/is so famous, it got put up on a worldwide screen. I think she has said this many times. Is it painful to be so angry and vengeful for so many years?

[Freevo]

09:26 AM on 11/14/2010

I saw her recent interview on Oprah; she is amazing! All the best to you Jane, you are courageous.

[bob5148]

07:11 PM on 11/13/2010

Glad to hear that you are OK, Jane. Keep fighting the good fight! Remember, this country dissed the French in 2001 only to find out later that they were right too!

[SpikeC]

09:26 PM on 11/12/2010

Jane gets demonized for telling truth to power. There are many who can not accept that we were wrong to interfere in Vietnam, and they would silence anyone who pointed out the nakedness of the Emperor.

[UNCLEJOE]

07:00 PM on 11/12/2010

Many pioneer doctors and famous scientists were discredited by the establishment as charlatans when they discovered new cures or developed better treatments for diseases.

The Medical profession is a multibillion industry with powerful lobbyists that protect the industry from innovative cures that might outdate chemo therapy that would put millions in the medical field out of work or reduce their high revenues.

We all know that Greed often overcomes honesty in any profession, but cannot be tolerated in the medical field.

Always seek a second or third opinion when diagnosed with a serious or terminal illness.

[Oonagh]

11:54 PM on 11/12/2010

huh? the bizarreness is your post...

[redzz]

01:37 AM on 11/13/2010

I couldn't agree more with you!

And thank you for serving.

[riverhouse]

11:38 AM on 11/12/2010

She's a woman with a very interesting life. Good for her that she's a winner in the game of life once again. All best to her.

[annaannalove]

11:17 AM on 11/12/2010

Charming
there are more charming woman Sugarmommadate
Have a try!

[BlueZoo]

11:10 AM on 11/12/2010

I appreciate Ms. Fonda announcing her own bout with cancer, as it should serve as a cautionary tale to all of us. Early detection! The one thing missing in these comments is that men are at risk for breast cancer too. In another post, I note that the Atlanta Journal Constitution just did a story on a father and daughter who are going through chemo together, as they both have breast cancer. The father said he couldn't believe breast cancer could occur in a man! That sort of ignorance must be brought home to all men and we ladies can do something about that! Have your male companion accompany you to your yearly exam and have him examined too! The life you save could very well be that of the man you love!

[missygoose]

04:54 PM on 11/12/2010

Early detection is a fabulous thing if you have insurance to cover a mammogram or have money to get to the doctor when you feel a lump, but not every woman has that luxury now because of our "health care" system. I know I personally haven't had a mammogram for two years now because I have no insurance.

[greymom]

05:39 PM on 11/12/2010

I feel badly for those who have no health insurance, although when I lived in the UK, until I was 50, they would not give me a mammogram on National Health. I have a friend who does not have health insurance so they have a savings account for her yearly mammogram. Money is tight and it is a sacrifice. I think there are some low cost programs out there so maybe you could investigate those. Be sure you do self exams every month. Good luck to you. I am blessed to have health insurance through my husband's job, although it he were to lose it, I would be in the same boat as you are.

[simplystunned]

09:59 PM on 11/12/2010

Check with your local health department or local hospital to see if there are any free/low cost screenings available in your area. I have seen them advertised in the past where I live. Best wishes.

[giantsteps]

09:49 AM on 11/12/2010

The lady still looks fine as in beauty.

[Gale Miller]

09:47 AM on 11/12/2010

good luck Jane Fonda i hope that everything turns out great for yu you are a brave strong woman please stay healthy

[SIMPLICIMUSS]

10:05 AM on 11/12/2010

It`a a delayed response from the cordite fumes from those NVA Ack-Ack emplacements.

[jojojo]

09:42 AM on 11/12/2010

Hope she's doing well.

However, Prostate Cancer strikes more often than Breast Cancer, kills nearly as many, yet gets less than 50% as much research funding, according to the NIH.

If those figures were reversed, there would rightly be widespread cries of sexism, as there should be in this case.

[greymom]

05:43 PM on 11/12/2010

Most men die with prostate cancer, not from it and comparing it to the very dangerous and fast growing breast cancer is like apples and oranges. We women have organized to fight breast cancer. I have participated in 3 fund raisers this year for breast cancer. In fact, just this Wednesday my husband and I took out a couple for a day on our sailboat. We auctioned it off for a breast cancer event and raised several hundred dollars doing so. If men would organize themselves for prostate cancer, then perhaps it would be a sucessful in fundraising as the breast cancer fundraiser are.

[elatas]

04:40 PM on 11/13/2010

Prostate cancer is a cancer that progresses very slowly. My father has had it for over 6 years. He regularly has it checked out but no action is required. He was told he most probably will die from something else.

[megwolff]

09:19 AM on 11/12/2010

Jane Fonda is one of the strongest and most courageous women I klnow! And smart. She'll do all she can, survive and be an inspiration to others with this as she is for so many other issues!

I hope Jane reads my post, because there is A LOT we CAN do about breast cancer and ALL we CAN DO is not always the focus of the mainstream media or the average doctor. People need this all important info.:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meg-wolff/preventing-breast-cancer-_b_753437.html