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Olivia Munn Says She Documented Her Cancer Journey for Her Son: ‘If I Didn’t Make It’ He Would Know ‘I Tried My Best’


Olivia Munn opened up about her emotional journey since being diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer on 'Good Morning America' and revealed that she documented it in part so her son Malcolm, 2, knew she 'fought to be here' if she didn't make it.

“Cancer is the — that’s the word you don't want to hear," Munn, 43, told Michael Strahan on Good Morning America in an interview that aired on May 16. Speaking on GMA, Munn said part of the treatment for the luminal B was to suppress the production of hormones that causes it to grow and she was put in a medically induced menopause, which prevented her from spending quality time with Malcolm. The X-Men: Apocalypse star told Strahan that her doctor planned to get her started on another drug to suppress cancer producing hormones in other areas of the body — though she admitted she was hesitant.

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