Danielle Fishel encourages fans to stay proactive with their health.
After the 43-year-old actress revealed on Monday (August 19) that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, she posted a video on Instagram on Tuesday (August 20), thanking people for their support.
“I wanted to make a short video to thank you and my entire family from the bottom of my heart for the overwhelming outpouring of love, support and encouragement you’ve sent me since I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she began. .
The A boy meets the world alum explained that she decided to speak publicly about her diagnosis because she knows “how incredibly important it is” to talk about cases like hers. She has a “non-invasive” stage 0 case that was detected “very early”.
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Danielle Fishel on Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Danielle Fishel’s husband calls her ‘strongest person’ after sharing breast cancer diagnosis: ‘So proud’
“The only reason we discovered it so early is because I made it a priority to get a mammogram and I know firsthand how important it is right now, so I wanted to get that message across,” she said. “I’ve heard from so many of you that you’ve actually made an appointment for a mammogram, or pressured your mother to make an appointment for a mammogram, or pressured your best friend to make an appointment for a mammogram.”
She also noted that men should also “stay on top [their] testing too.”
“If you have those annual exams you’re supposed to get, go ahead and get them,” she continued. “Nobody ever wants to get the news, ‘Hey, your test results were abnormal.’ Nobody wants that. But if you stay on top, hopefully, God willing, you’ll be able to find something when the stage is zero, like I did.”
As the video ended, she thanked viewers for their “love and support,” noting that she “appreciates it more than you could ever imagine.”
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Fishel first broke the news of her diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) during an August 19 episode of her podcast The floor meets the world.
“I’d like to share something with our listeners … I was recently diagnosed with DCIS which is a form of breast cancer,” the mom of two shared with her co-hosts Rider Strong and Will Friedle.
“It is very, very, very early. It’s technically stage zero,” Fishel added. “And I’m going to be fine, I’m going to have surgery to remove it,” she said, noting that she’ll also receive “some follow-up treatment.”
Danielle Fishel from A boy meets the world She reveals that at the age of 43 she has an early stage of breast cancer
Following her announcement, her husband Jensen Karp boasted how proud he was of her by sharing his story via Instagram Stories.
“So proud of @daniellefishel for using her platform to raise awareness,” he wrote. “We mustn’t miss appointments and we have to go for an examination! She is the strongest person I have ever met. She has this.”
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Danielle Fishel on September 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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