non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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.

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.

For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So do pesticides, many of which are fossil fuel-based, like mine. I'm doing chemo for 6 months ...

The 84-year-old actor and activist said she has started chemotherapy, but that she wouldn't let her treatment stop her from organizing around climate ...

"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." Noting that the [survival rate](https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/detection-diagnosis-staging/factors-prognosis.html) for people with the disease is relatively high, the 84-year-old actor and activist said she felt "very lucky," not just for those chances, but also because she has 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."

Jane Fonda said she been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer that starts in white blood cells, and has begun chemotherapy treatments.

Legendary actor and activist Jane Fonda says she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment.

"I'm doing chemo for 6 months and am handling the treatments quite well and, believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism," Fonda ...