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Olivia Munn Says She’s in Medically Induced Menopause Due to Breast Cancer Treatment

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in 2023, the actress underwent four surgeries, a double mastectomy and medically induced menopause.

“I was not someone who obsessed over death or was afraid of it in any way, [but] having a little baby at home made everything much more terrifying,” Olivia, 43, shared with PEOPLE in an interview published Wednesday, April 17. For Olivia, who shares 2-year-old son Malcolm with partner John Mulaney, learning she had breast cancer in 2023 was a surprise after she tested negative for the BRCA gene and received a clean mammogram result just three months prior. Within 30 days of her breast cancer diagnosis, The Newsroom star underwent a lymph node dissection, a nipple delay procedure and a double mastectomy.

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