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Alexandra Del Rosario

'Count on me': Jane Fonda announces she has lymphoma and doubles down on activism

Screen icon and activist Jane Fonda revealed Friday that she has been diagnosed with lymphoma and has started chemotherapy.

Fonda said that she has started treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which she said is "a very treatable cancer." The actor, known for her work in film and television projects including "Barbarella," "9 to 5" and "Grace and Frankie," said she will undergo chemotherapy for six months and that she has been "handling the treatments quite well."

In a lengthy Instagram post, Fonda, 84, said: "80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,"

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