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‘The Office’ Star Jenna Fischer Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Jenna Fischer shared on social media Tuesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and that she is now "cancer free."

In her Instagram post, Fischer encouraged other women to get their annual mammograms, citing how her own routine check helped save her life. “Back in October of 2023, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram preparing for my routine mammogram with a joking reminder to ‘take care of your ticking time bags,’ a la Michael Scott,” said Fischer, 50, a reference to Steve Carell’s character on the show. Fisher thanked her husband Lee Kirk for being by her side through “surgery chemotherapy, doctor appointments, late night ugly cries,” adding, “He was there for it all.” She said that together with their children, ages 10 and 13, they “took this journey as a family.” The actress also thanked fellow Office alum, Office Ladies podcast colleague, and best friend Angela Kinsey who “protected me and advocated for me.”

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