Fischer revealed the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
on Tuesday revealing the diagnosis, detailing her battle against the disease and thanking those who supported her throughout her recovery.
"After inconclusive results on that mammogram due to dense breast tissue, my doctor ordered a breast ultrasound. They found something in my left breast. A biopsy was ordered. Then, on December 1, 2023, I learned I had Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer," she wrote. Fischer described the diagnosis as "an aggressive form of breast cancer" that is "highly responsive to treatment.
Actress Jenna Fischer arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures'"The 15:17 To Paris" at Warner Bros. Studios on Feb. 5, 2018 in Burbank, Calif."The Office" star shared that due to wigs, she was able to hold off on revealing her diagnosis to the public until now. She said the reasons she was coming forward with the news now is that she was "ready to ditch the wings" and because she wanted to "implore you to get your annual mammograms.
She thanked her doctors, nurses, caregivers and "strangers who are now sisters" who shared their own cancer stories with her along the way.
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