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Danielle Fishel, 43, has spoken out about her battle with breast cancer. Podcasts “Pod meets the world.”
The “Boy Meets World” actress explained that she was recently diagnosed with ductal intraductal carcinoma (DCIS).
“I want to share with my listeners something. I’ve recently been diagnosed with DCIS, a type of breast cancer,” Danielle said on Monday’s broadcast.
She continued, “It’s still very, very, very early stages. Stage 0 to be exact. I’ve been diagnosed with high-grade DCIS with microinvasion. But I’m OK. I’m having the surgery to remove it.”
Following the surgery, Daniel will need to undergo “some follow-up care.”
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“I was able to find out about this cancer when it was still at stage 0 because the day I got a text message saying it was time for my annual mammogram, I made an appointment,” Fishel emphasized.
Danielle said she always thought she would “suffer in silence” if she were diagnosed with cancer, adding: “My first instinct when I was diagnosed was to keep quiet… but then I realised the more I spoke, the more people with my experience would be exposed.”
She urged listeners to be diligent about their health and screenings, saying, “I’m a busy person, so I go to the doctor’s appointment a lot, even though it’s much easier to be honest with you. It’s easy to say, ‘I don’t have time. I had a mammogram last year and it was fine.’ But I didn’t have one and it was caught early, so I think I’m fine.”
