Olivia Munn on the Future of Her Family

[just444]

In April of 2023, Olivia Munn received an incredibly unexpected news: she was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in both breasts. This Mother's Day, she and her partner John Mulaney reflect on her past year of cancer treatments exclusively with Vogue. https://t.co/UHjlJEIZsi
- Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 12, 2024

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[queenweasley]

I heard the story about this and how she came to be diagnosed. I had no idea that mammograms can miss some breast cancer. It's so scary. 😳

[just444]

she had a negative mammogram and a negative gen test. scary af

[queenweasley]

Yes! I definitely went down the rabbit hole reading about breast cancer and risk factors after hearing her story. 😓

[stillglows]

last year i found out i'm at high risk of breast cancer and because i'm under 40 it was still a struggle to get a mammogram (trying to get in was such an emotionally exhausting experience because do people think i am doing this for fun?!). thankfully i was able to go to the high risk cancer clinic and now every year i have to get a mammogram, a MRI and have a check up at the cancer clinic with a nurse who will do a physical examination. i also don't need to go through the whole long process of fighting to get any of that done too.

mammograms are getting better and apparently, they're developing ai that can detect things that radiologists can't see but sadly i don't think any exam is ever 100% foolproof :(

[bakemonos]

A few years ago, I had a lump appear in my breast and I had to go to a mammogram. I thought that maybe I should set up yearly mammograms to make sure that everything is good. The hoops that I had to jump through.. I just didn't set it up, and I'm sure a lot of people do the same thing.

[stillglows]

ugh, i'm so sorry bb. i hate that this is how the medical system is. i had pushback every step of the way. even at the hospital the day of my mammogram they were repeatedly questioning me. i was so close to snapping and saying "i'm not here for fun!" it really wouldn't surprise me if most people just ended up not doing it. fighting the medical system is exhausting.

[silverstarry]

I had a weird lump in my armpit so my doctor first sent me for an ultrasound. It didn't find anything conclusive so she sent me for a diagnostic mammogram. The mammogram didn't find anything but the following year, the mammogram center sent me a reminder to come back. When I called my primary care physician's office to get a referral, the insurance company initially refused to give approval. They said that the upcoming mammogram was considered a screening and that I wasn't old enough to qualify for a screening. Uh, no, this is still a diagnostic mammogram because they want to make sure that the lump (which I still have) hasn't turned into anything. My PCP had to fight with them to get a mammogram approved.

ETA: the irony is that I have always had small breasts but when I had my first mammogram, the technician told me that I have dense breast tissue. I went home and told my husband that I had a medical diagnosis of "small and dense."

[mzgrottesca]

It is absurdly difficult. Back in 2022, my sister had a lump and needed a mammogram and biopsy ASAP because there is a long history of breast cancer on her father's side (it was luckily benign). It took over a month before she could even be seen by anyone, an absurd amount of money and about a week of calling around to find someone. Finding a lump is already such a scary experience, they should NOT make it this hard for people to find answers. Whole family was just petrified for like a month.

[januarysix]

I have dense breasts and a family history of cysts but insurance still made me pay for the extra sonogram. I'm like it should be covered 100 percent because its preventative!

[queenweasley]

I hope you are doing OK! ❤️❤️❤️

[merel_93]

ugh that sucks so much. Women in my country get invited for screening over 50 but I find it so insane that it´s still 50. Literally anyone can probably name at least one woman who has had breast cancer and was still a long way from turning 50.

[learn2lovethis]

my mom was diagnosed at 42,her sister passed of pancreatic cancer in her 40s and her aunt in her 40s.
Because of Olivia's story I went into my obgyn and explained that my first mammogram at 32 didn't show any results. Tomorrow I'm going in with a specialist to follow the same path as Olivia and find answers and make a plan moving forward. She's helping a lot of woman find their voice

[queenweasley]

Sending good vibes your way! I hope your appointment with the specialist goes well tomorrow. ❤️

[steffi_333]

Have you had a BRCA screening? It’s a gene associated with a few cancers including breast and pancreas, and can be inherited!

[learn2lovethis]

I don't want to because my mom had genetic testing and has it so, I don't want to until I'm in my 40s (it identifies you as having a pre existing condition and is like a scarlet letter on your medical record)

my appointment went so well, I have about a 30-40% risk factor so I'll start off with rotating Mammograms and MRIs for now and have options if at any point I want additional added testing done! I have a plan!

[steffi_333]

I’m so glad your appointment went well, and really glad that you’re so informed and can advocate for your care like this too! ❤️ absolutely sucks about the pre-existing condition thing. Where I live we have free public healthcare so don’t need to worry about insurance too much (unless it’s like life insurance for a mortgage or something, or private healthcare insurance), but I totally get why you’d approach it this way.

I hope everything keeps going well for you!