Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Olivia Munn Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis To 'Help Others Find Comfort' In Powerful Post

Olivia Munn
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images

The actor revealed on Instagram how she underwent a double mastectomy after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in April of 2023.

In a powerful post shared to Instagram yesterday, Olivia Munn revealed she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer last year and underwent a double mastectomy.

In her caption, the actor expressed her hope that her story will help others.


“I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration, and support on their own journey."

Munn shared in her post that just a couple of months prior to her diagnosis, she tested negative for all cancer genes.

"In February of 2023, in an effort to be proactive about my health, I took a genetic test that checks you for 90 different cancer genes. I tested negative for all, including BRCA (the most well-known breast cancer gene)."
"My sister Sara had just tested negative as well. We called each other and high-fived over the phone. That same winter, I also had a normal mammogram."
"Two months later i was diagnosed with breast cancer."

She then explained how the cancer was detected.

“I wouldn’t have found my cancer for another year – at my next scheduled mammogram – except that my OBGYN, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, decided to calculate my Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score. The fact that she did saved my life."
“Dr. Aliabadi looked at factors like my age, familial breast cancer history, and the fact that I had my first child after the age of 30. She discovered my lifetime risk was at 37%. Because of that score I was sent to get an MRI, which led to an ultrasound, which then led to a biopsy."
"The biopsy showed I had Luminal B cancer in both breasts. Luminal B is an aggressive, fast moving cancer.”

30 days later, she had a double mastectomy.

“I went from feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next."

Munn continued, urging women to have their doctors calculate their Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score.

“I’m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options."
"I want the same for any woman who might have to face this one day. Ask your doctor to calculate your Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score.”

You can see the post below.

Friends and fans alike expressed their gratitude for the actor's post.

Amy Schumer, Rumer Willis, Kerry Washington and Michelle Kwan all thanked Munn for sharing her journey.

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

And others did the same, commenting on her strength over the course of the last year, as well as thanking Munn for raising awareness.

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

@oliviamunn/Instagram

Munn finished her post by expressing her own gratitude for her friends and family, as well as her husband John Mulaney "for the nights he spent researching what every operation and medication meant and what side effects and recovery I could expect."

"For being there before I went into each surgery and being there when I woke up, always placing framed photos of our little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes."

She added:

"Thank you to the friends who've had breast cancer and the friends who connected me to friends who've had breast cancer for guiding me through some of my most uncertain and overwhelming moments."

Munn concluded with a special thanks to those who cared for her at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and Saint John's in Santa Monica."

"Thank you thank you thank you thank you..."

More from News

Dwayne Wade at statue unveiling; Dwayne Wade at press conference
@barstoolsports/X, Miami Heat

Dwyane Wade Responds After Fans Mock Newly Unveiled Statue For Looking Nothing Like Him

NBA star Dwayne Wade had a chill response to all the memes mocking a statue raised in his honor, which many social media users thought looked nothing like him.

The controversial bronze statue, co-created by sculpture artist Omri Amrany, was erected on October 27, 2024, outside the entrance to the Kaseya Center, the home of the Miami Heat NBA basketball team.

Keep Reading Show less
Screenshot of Harris Faulkner during her fact check of Donald Trump
Fox News

Fox Host Issues Brutal On-Air Fact Check After Trump Repeats Debunked Election Lie

Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner had social media users cackling after she issued an awkward disclaimer that debunked former President Donald Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen.

Her fact-check came after the network aired Trump's remarks at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump gave a speech in which he mentioned his appearance at New York City's Madison Square Garden for a rally that's been largely compared to a Nazi rally Adolf Hitler's followers held in 1939.

Keep Reading Show less
Halle Baile; Halle Berry
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage/GettyImages, Jason Mendez/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images

Halle Bailey Unveiled Her Iconic Halle Berry Halloween Costume—And Berry Just Responded

Academy Award-winning Monster's Ball actor Halle Berry just responded to The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey's Halloween costume that was a nostalgic nod to one of Berry's famous roles.

On Wednesday morning before Halloween, Bailey posted a photo of her in a light orange swimsuit with a white sash around her waist with a sheathed knife attached to her left hip.

Keep Reading Show less
Trump-supporting biker with tweet reaction
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; @BluedotinFL863/X

MAGA Supporter Wearing 'Born To Ride' Motorcycle Vest Roasted For Exactly The Reason You Think

Leather vests with slogans are kind of a staple for motorcycle culture, but when one MAGA-loving biker added Donald Trump into the mix on his biker vest?

Well, let's just say it's going viral for all the wrong reasons.

Keep Reading Show less