‘Boy Meets World’ star shares she has breast cancer
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(WJW) – Danielle Fishel got right to the point in the latest episode of her podcast “Pod Meets World” and revealed she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
The former “Boy Meets World” star opened the Aug. 19 podcast by saying, “So, I would like to share something with our listeners…”
The 43-year-old and mother of two went on to say she was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, a form of breast cancer.
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“It is very, very, very early, it’s technically stage zero,” said Fishel. “I’m going to be fine, I’m having surgery to remove it. I’m going to be on some follow-up treatment.”
According to the Cleveland Clinic, DCIS is cancer in your breasts’ milk ducts. The cancer isn’t aggressive and doesn’t typically spread. The most common treatments are lumpectomy and radiation.
Fishel said she decided to share her personal news despite her first instinct, which was to “clam up.”
She explained, that while a lot of people may like to wait to tell their experiences until they’ve come out on the other side and can then share the “pretty picture of it all,” she believes “the place you have the most to learn from is at the very beginning of a story or in the very messy middle of a story.”
She said that by sharing with others her diagnosis she has learned there is a “world of resources and experiences that can be shared by sharing it, and things that can be learned.”
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Fishel credits the early detection to annual mammogram appointments and encourages everyone, no matter how busy, to do the same.
“I hope that it will encourage anyone to get in there. If it’s time for your appointment, if you’ve never had an appointment before, get in there,” said Fishel.
You can listen to the full episode and learn more about her next steps, here.
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