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Jane Fonda Diagnosed with Lymphoma
Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. The 84-year-old actress revealed the news in a note posted to Instagram on Friday (September 2nd). Fonda was quick to point out that non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a “very treatable cancer” with an 80% survival rate. (Fellow actor Jeff Bridges was diagnosed with the same illness in 2020 and is currently in remission.) Related Video The longtime activist also used her diagnosis as an opportunity to stress the need for affordable healthcare, as well as discuss the environmental factors that may have contributed to her cancer. “We also need to be talking much more not just about cures but about causes so we can eliminate them. For example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So ...
Pearl Jam Cancel Show After Eddie Vedder’s Voice Damaged by “Dust and Smoke” from France’s Wildfires
Climate change is here, and as France goes up in flames, Eddie Vedder, who just finished a concert near Paris, has been left unable to sing after “dust and smoke” from the wildfires damaged his voice. Because of that, Pearl Jam have been forced to cancel a July 20th concert in Vienna, Austria. “To all those who were anticipating a great Pearl Jam show tonight in Vienna, we were too,” the band wrote in a social media statement. “However, due to the extreme circumstances at the last outdoor site outside of Paris (heat, dust, and smoke from the fires) our singer Ed Vedder’s throat was left damaged. He has seen doctors and had treatment but as of yet, his vocal cords have not recovered.” The statement continued, “This is brutal news and horrible timing… for everyone involved. Those w...
Emilia Clarke Says Her Brain Has “Quite a Bit Missing” After Aneurysms
Emilia Clarke said that her brain has “quite a bit missing” after suffering life-threatening aneurysms in 2011 and 2013. “The amount of my brain that is no longer usable — it’s remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions,” she said in an interview with BBC Sunday Morning. “I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.” Clarke had just wrapped the first season of Game of Thrones when a subarachnoid hemorrhage caused her first stroke. As she detailed in an essay published in The New Yorker, she recovered with quick medical attention and brain surgery. In 2013, after a by-then routine brain scan, doctors recommended an operation to deal with a pot...
Ryuichi Sakamoto Reveals He Has Stage 4 Cancer
Ryuichi Sakamoto is currently battling stage 4 cancer, the Japanese musician revealed in an essay published Tuesday. Sakamoto, 70, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and rectal cancer in 2021, but had previously offered few details about either cancers’ severity. Writing for the Japanese literary magazine Shincho (via Japan Times) this week, the legendary composer, pianist, and Yellow Magic Orchestra member revealed that he underwent surgery last October and December to remove cancer that had spread to both lungs. Stage 4 typically indicates that a patient’s prognosis is poor. Sakamoto shared the news in an article titled Living with Cancer, the first in a series of essays titled How Many More Times Will I See the Full Moon? in which he discusses his late era musical c...
Bruce Willis Retiring From Acting Due to Neurological Disorder
Bruce Willis has announced his retirement from acting due to a neurological disorder that impacts his ability to communicate. The 67-year-old action star has been diagnosed with aphasia, a medical condition caused by brain damage. Members of Willis’ family, including his ex-wife Demi Moore and the couple’s daughter Rumer Willis, announced the news in a joint statement issued on Wednesday, March 30th. Advertisement Related Video “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” the statement reads. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him. “This is a...
Louie Anderson in Hospital Battling Cancer
Louie Anderson is in the hospital battling an aggressive form of cancer, TMZ reports. The veteran comedian has been diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among adults. It affects B-cells, a type of a white blood cell that help produce antibodies. While DLBCL is aggressive, it is also very beatable, according to data compiled by the American Cancer Society. His exact condition is unknown, but his rep Glenn Schwartz said that Anderson is resting comfortably. The 68-year-old standup and actor is known for the animated series Life with Louie, for which he won a Daytime Emmy, the FX show Baskets, which earned him a Primetime Emmy, and most recently, a recurring role on Search Party. His last book,&nb...
Mark Hoppus Says He is Cancer Free
Mark Hoppus has announced he is cancer free. The Blink-182 member was diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this year. After five months of chemotherapy, he completed treatment earlier this month. Now, Hoppus’ oncologist has determined that he is cancer free. “Thank you God and universe and friends and family and everyone who sent support and kindness and love,” Hoppus wrote in an Instagram post. “Still have to get scanned every six months and it’ll take until the end of the year to get back to normal but today is an amazing day and I feel so blessed.” Advertisement Related Video As he battled cancer, Hoppus received an outpouring of support from the music community, including from his former Blink-182 bandmate Tom DeLonge. In fact, DeLonge was the first person to share ...
Stanley Tucci Reveals He Beat Cancer
Stanley Tucci has gone public about his recent battle with cancer. The Emmy Award-winning actor told Vera magazine that in 2018 he was diagnosed with a tumor at the base of his tongue. “It was too big to operate, so they had to do high-dose radiation and chemo,” Tucci explained. At one point, he was forced to use a feeding tube. Tucci said he was initially reluctant to undergo chemotherapy as his first wife, Kate Spath-Tucci, died of cancer, “and to watch her go through those treatments for years was horrible.” Advertisement Related Video Fortunately, the treatment was successful and doctors told Tucci that his cancer is unlikely to come back. However, Tucci added that “I feel much older than I did before I was sick. But you still want to get ahead and get things done.” Tucci currently sta...
Mark Hoppus Completes Chemotherapy Treatment
Mark Hoppus has completed his chemotherapy treatment, revealing to his former Blink-182 bandmate Tom DeLonge that his doctor “thinks the chemo did the trick.” Hoppus was diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this year. His mother previously battled the same cancer and successfully beat it. In a text message exchange with DeLonge, which was subsequently shared to DeLonge’s Instagram, Hoppus shared that he has no more chemotherapy treatments currently planned. Advertisement Related Video “Doctor said I can take my port out,” Hoppus wrote, “I think because he thinks the chemo did the trick and I’m done but also if the chemo didn’t work[,] we do a different treatment entirely?” In response to the news, DeLonge offered some sage advice on how Hoppus should celebrate: “Time fo...
Christina Applegate Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Christina Applegate has revealed that she’s been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The 49-year-old actress, best known for roles in TV shows like Married… with Children and Dead to Me as well as the comedy blockbuster Anchorman, shared news of her diagnosis on Twitter. “Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey,” Applegate wrote. “But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some asshole blocks it.” Advertisement Related Video “As one of my friends that has MS said ‘we wake up and take the indicated action.’ And that’s what I do,” Applegate added. “So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo.” According to the Mayo Clin...
Elon Musk Says He “Most Likely” Has COVID-19, Calls It “A Type of Cold”
Elon Musk has long been something of a COVID-19 truther, and that doesn’t seem to have changed — despite “most likely” catching the virus. On Friday, the Tesla founder revealed on Twitter that he’d received four rapid antigen COVID-19 tests — “same machine, same test, same nurse” — that came… Please click the link below to read the full article. Elon Musk Says He “Most Likely” Has COVID-19, Calls It “A Type of Cold” Ben Kaye You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users...
New Order’s Bernard Sumner Reveals He’s Recovering from COVID-19
New Order frontman Bernard Sumner has revealed he recently contracted COVID-19 and is in recovery. The Joy Division co-founder disclosed his diagnosis during an interview with The Current’s Morning Show (via SPIN). When host Jill Riley asked the basic opening question, “How are you?”, Sumner responded, “I’m good. I’m just… Please click the link below to read the full article. New Order’s Bernard Sumner Reveals He’s Recovering from COVID-19 Ben Kaye You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back ...
