Jane Fonda, 84, in first public engagement since cancer reveal
Jane Fonda, 84, looks vibrant as she makes FIRST public appearance since cancer reveal as she speaks on stage during the Pennsylvania Conference For Women
- Fonda was seen during her first public appearance since cancer reveal
- The star attended the Pennsylvania Conference For Women on Thursday
- The actress, 84, was vibrant in a nicely fitted light gray power suit
- The Grace And Frankie star was on stage with Aminatou Sow, digital strategist
- In early September Fonda revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer
Hollywood icon Jane Fonda spoke on stage during the 2022 Pennsylvania Conference For Women at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Thursday.
This is the 84-year-old Grace And Frankie actress’ first public appearance since she revealed in September she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
The Barbarella star looked healthy as she wore her silver hair around her face and modeled a tailored light gray power suit.
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Speaking out: Hollywood icon Jane Fonda spoke on stage during the 2022 Pennsylvania Conference For Women on Thursday
Back at it: This is the 84-year-old Grace And Frankie actress’ first public appearance since she revealed in September she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
While on stage she looked slender in a gray and red fitted plaid blazer that was belted. Underneath she had on a white T-shirt
The Sunday In New York actress added light gray slacks with dark gray boots as her gold earrings and Cartier watch sparkled.
The Pennsylvania Conference for Women is a non-profit, non-partisan, professional and personal development event for women that features more than 100 speakers.
They share inspirational stories and leading seminars on the issues that matter most to women, including health, personal finance, executive leadership, small business and entrepreneurship, work/life balance, branding and social media marketing, and more, it says on the conference’s website.
Jane’s look: The Barbarella star looked healthy as she wore her gray hair around her face and modeled a tailored light gray power suit
The Conference offers opportunities for business networking, it was added.
The star has been keeping busy even though she is fighting cancer.
She has appeared with Grace And Frankie co-star Lily Tomlin in new commercials for Fire Drill Fridays, the national movement to protest government inaction on climate change she started in October 2019 in partnership with Greenpeace USA.
A friend by her side: Jane linked arms with Aminatou Sow, digital strategist, writer, podcast host, interviewer and cultural commentator
Her latest book, What Can I Do? My Path From Climate Despair To Action, details her personal journey with the movement and provides solutions for communities to combat the climate crisis.
In early September she told fans she feels ‘stronger than she has in years’ as she battles cancer.
The actress shared that she was ‘deeply moved and uplifted by the expressions of love from fans,’ after revealing she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Deep talk: The Pennsylvania Conference for Women is a non-profit, non-partisan, professional and personal development event for women that features more than 100 speakers
Speaking a lot: The speakers share inspirational stories and leading seminars on the issues that matter most to women. Some of the those issues are health, personal finance, executive leadership, small business and entrepreneurship, work/life balance, branding and social media marketing, and more, it says on the conference’s website
In a post on her official blog, Jane also shared that she was due to start chemotherapy, and despite battling the disease twice before, she’s been told her condition is ‘very treatable.’
In the post, Jane wrote: ‘I have been deeply moved and uplifted by all the expressions of love and support since I made public the fact that I’ve been diagnosed with B-cell Non-Hodgins Lymphoma.
‘My heartfelt thanks to all. The messages of love and support mean the world to me.’
‘I want to say again that this is a very treatable cancer and much progress has been made with the medicines patients are given,’ she added.
‘Since last week, so many people have written to me or posted that they have had this type of cancer and have been cancer-free for many decades.
A hard year: In early September, Jane took to Instagram to reveal she’d been diagnosed with cancer for the third time. She wrote: ‘So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. ‘I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments’
‘Well, I’ll soon be 85 so I won’t have to worry about ”many decades.” One will do just fine.’
She turns 85 in December.
Detailing her current state of health, Jane explained she is feeling well ahead of her first chemotherapy session in three weeks time, and is following her doctor’s advice to keep active.
She added: ‘Today, about 3 weeks from my first chemo session, I must tell you that I feel stronger than I have in years.
‘The doctor told me the best antidote to the tiredness that chemotherapy can cause is to move. Walk. And I have been walking. Very early before the record heat kicks in. Also working out.’
The good news: She also said, ‘This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.’ The thrice-married star, who has previously battled the disease, went on to say she was ‘lucky’ to ‘have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatment’
The past: She has previously been diagnosed with both breast and skin cancer, and blamed the latter on her past love of sunbathing
Jane also shared a YouTube video that showed her doing squats against a large green ball while holding a pair of dumbbells.
Fonda noted that this is not her first bout with the disease, as she has survived breast cancer, ‘and come through very well and she will do so again.’
She continued: ‘As I said in my statement last week, I am painfully aware that the top-drawer treatment I receive is not something everyone in this country can count on and I consider that a travesty. It isn’t fair, and I will continue to fight for quality health care for all.’
She also noted that she is committed to her work ‘confronting the urgent climate crisis, caused by fossil fuels’ and will continue to campaign for the cause despite her health battle.
Cancer: Fonda added this is not her first bout with the disease, as she has survived breast cancer, ‘and come through very well and I will do so again’
‘This diagnosis has only made me more determined than ever to continue to end the deadly effects of fossil fuels,’ she continued.
‘While most of us know that fossil fuels are the primary cause of the climate crisis, many may not know that fossil fuel emissions also cause cancer as well as other major health problems like birth defects, childhood leukemia, heart attacks, strokes, lung disease and preterm birth,’ Fonda said.
She added that we as a society, ‘must come together to put an end to this deadly correlation,’ and that too many families have suffered.
‘It does not have to be this way. We have it within our power to change this and I intend to do everything in my power to do so. This cancer will not deter me,’ she insisted.
She went onto ask her fans to visit JanePAC.com, ‘to learn about our work to elect climate champions across the country and counter the outsized influence fossil fuel companies have on our government,’ while asking them to donate, ‘whatever you can.’
‘We need you, your friends, your family and colleagues. With the crucial midterms around the corner, it’s all hands on deck!’ she said.
She also asked fans to visit FireDrillFridays.org to learn how they can participate in various actions around the country.
Sad news: In September Jane took to Instagram to reveal she’d been diagnosed with cancer for the third time
In early September, Jane took to Instagram to reveal she’d been diagnosed with cancer for the third time.
She wrote: ‘So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share.
‘I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments. This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.’
The thrice-married star, who has previously battled the disease, went on to say she was ‘lucky’ to ‘have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatment.’
Fonda, a two-time Oscar winner, added that she is ‘privileged as a celebrity.’
She has previously been diagnosed with both breast and skin cancer, and blamed the latter on her past love of sunbathing.
Fonda says she attended the 2016 Golden Globes in a ruffled white dress designed to disguise recent surgery she had had to remove her breast.
She told Vogue: ‘I get out of the car and I have the strange white dress with all the ruffles? That’s because I’d just had a mastectomy and I had to cover my bandages.’
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the body’s immune system, with symptoms including swollen lymph nodes, abdominal and chest pain, fevers, fatigue and weight loss.
Tough time: The star explained that she while she would be receiving chemotherapy, she was hopeful for a good outcome
Candid: The star, who previously battled breast cancer, revealed she wore a white gown to the Golden Globes in 2016 that hid her surgery bandages
The cancer can occur at any age, but the risks increases with age as it’s most common in people 60 and over, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The news comes on the heels of the final episode of Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Netflix comedy series, Grace And Frankie, which aired the last season in April.
Fonda has been open about the health implications of getting older, admitting her ‘whole body hurts’ because of osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break.
‘The fact that I hurt a lot – my body hurts – is a surprise to me, and it’s not because of all that working out,’ she said.
‘It’s genetic. My father Henry had it, my brother Peter had it. Your cartilage disappears and then it’s bone on bone, and then “ow”. But we live in a time where you can just get a new one.’
Cancer of the lymph nodes which affects 13,700 new people every year in the UK
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph nodes, which is the body’s disease-fighting network.
That network consists of the spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes and thymus gland.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can occur anywhere in the body but is usually first noticed in the lymph nodes around sufferers’ necks.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma affects around 13,700 new people every year in the UK. In the US, more than 74,600 people are diagnosed annually.
It is more common in males than females, and it is commonly diagnosed either in a patient’s early 20s or after the age of 55.
Five-year survival rates:
Survival can vary widely with NHL.
The general survival rate for five years is 70 percent, and the chance of living 10 years is approximately 60 percent.
Symptoms include:
- Painless swellings in the neck, armpit or groin
- Heavy night sweating
- Unexplained weight loss of more than one-tenth of a person’s body
- Itching
Risk factors:
- over 75
- have a weak immune system
- suffer from celiac disease
- have a family history of the condition
- have had other types of cancer
Treatment:
It depends on the number and locations of the body affected by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Therapy typically includes chemotherapy.
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