Australian comedian and actress Magda Szubanski has announced she has been diagnosed with a ‘rare and fast-moving blood cancer’.
Szubanski, who rose to fame playing the character of Sharon Strzelecki in Aussie television series Kath and Kim, revealed the tragic news in a post on Instagram this afternoon.
“Lovelies. Well. Some not great news,” she wrote.
“I’ve been diagnosed with stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma—a rare and fast-moving blood cancer.”
“It’s serious, but I’ve started one of the best treatments available (the Nordic protocol), and I’m lucky to be getting absolutely world-class care here in Melbourne.
“I won’t sugar-coat it: it’s rough. But I’m hopeful.
“I’m being lovingly cared for by friends and family, my medical team is brilliant, and I’ve never felt more held by the people around me.”
Szubanski said it was an obscure type of cancer, that was only discovered incidentally by a breast screen, when doctors discovered “her lymph nodes were up.”
