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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJust two years after her own diagnosis, Olivia Munn has revealed that her mother, Kim Munn, has breast cancer. <\/p>\n
The Newsroom<\/em> alum, 44, revealed she had breast cancer in March 2024, nearly a year after she\u2019d been diagnosed. She underwent five surgeries during her treatment, including a double mastectomy \u2014 a procedure that involves the removal of both breasts.<\/p>\nOn Wednesday, Olivia revealed on Instagram that her mother, Kim, was recently diagnosed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may know that when I talk about my own battle with cancer I bring up the Lifetime Risk Assessment test that saved my life. I never would\u2019ve predicted it would save my mom\u2019s life as well,\u201d she wrote, referring to the online tool used to diagnose her cancer in 2023.<\/p>\n
In the post, she recalled how she urged her mother and sister to take the Tyrer\u00ad-Cuzick Breast Cancer Lifetime Risk Assessment test in 2023. The risk calculator \u201cevaluates key factors from your personal and family medical history to estimate your lifetime risk of developing breast cancer,\u201d according to the assessment’s official website. A score of 20 percent or more means you have a high risk of developing cancer. <\/p>\n
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Olivia Munn says her mother Kim has completed 12 rounds of chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nDuring the test, Olivia\u2019s mother scored a 26.2 percent, even though \u201cher mammogram had just come out clear.\u201d So, she \u201cinsisted\u201d that her mother get an MRI. <\/p>\n
\u201cShortly after the MRI, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 1 Her2 breast cancer,\u201d Olivia wrote. \u201cShe has since completed 12 rounds of chemo and will continue monthly Herceptin transfusions until this fall.\u201d <\/p>\n
Olivia detailed how emotional this time is for her family, especially following her own diagnosis.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom my mom being there after my double mastectomy to me being there for hers. From me having to find an oncologist, to my mom and I sharing one. I can tell you this: going through cancer is really hard. But there\u2019s something about watching a loved one go through it that is even more heartbreaking,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n
The Your Friends & Neighbors<\/em> star shared that she\u2019s learning everything she can about HER2, a type of breast cancer \u201cthat tests positive for a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2),\u201d according to the Mayo Clinic. <\/p>\n