Olivia Munns Health: Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Surgeries & Other Updates

Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and chose to keep the news private for a year.In an open letter shared on Instagram in March 2024, the former The Newsroom star detailed how her luminal B cancer was discovered and explained why she decided to keep the information private until now.

Since then, Olivia has been keeping fans updated on her journey, aiming to raise awareness about the type of cancer, which is the most common form of cancer in women in the United States, excluding skin cancers.Get an update on Olivia’s health and learn more about her breast cancer diagnosis below.

Olivia Munn Was Diagnosed With Luminal B Cancer On March 13, 2024, the X-Men: Apocalypse star recollected the moment when her cancer was discovered in an Instagram post.“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,” Olivia began.”Two months later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

… In the past ten months, I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count…surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice.I’ve tended to let people see me when I have energy, when I can get dressed and get out of the house, when I can take my baby boy to the park.

I’ve kept the diagnosis and the worry, and the recovery and the pain medicine, and the paper gowns private.” Olivia’s reason for withholding the cancer diagnosis from the public was because she “needed to catch [her] breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.” “I wouldn’t have found my cancer for another year — at my next scheduled mammogram — except that my OBGYN, Dr.Thais Aliabadi, decided to calculate my breast cancer risk assessment score,” Olivia continued, adding, “The fact that she did saved my life.” After looking through various aspects such as family cancer history and giving birth to a child over the age of 30, the doctor determined...