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Olivia Munn reveals the heartbreaking moment she could not pick up her son, two, after cancer surgery: 'That was probably one of the hardest things'


Olivia Munn shared her cancer journey with her friends, including her most recent discovery. When she got home from a surgery, her son said: 'Mama, pick [me] up?,' she told People.

Having John around also helped her get through her cancer battle, which 'would’ve felt like climbing an iceberg without him'; pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party last month The actress underwent a lymph node dissection, a nipple delay procedure and a double mastectomy during her battle with breastcancer, after she was diagnosed around a year ago and had all the operations in the space of 10 months. She also started hormone suppression therapy in November to reduce future risk of cancer, putting her into medically induced menopause, causing hot flashes, thinning hair and exhaustion.

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