Lily Tomlin Calls Jane Fonda 'Indomitable' After Cancer Diagnosis: 'She's Very Forthright' About It

Mar. 15, 2025

Lily TomlinsaysJane Fondacontinues to be in good spirits.

“She’s very forthright and talkative about what’s going on with her in all respects,” Tomlin, 83, says of Fonda, with whom she costars as lifelong friends in the new movieMoving On. “First thing, she says, ‘Don’t worry, it’s really treatable. It’sone of the most treatable formsthat you could possibly have, so I’m really lucky in that regard.’ "

“And she’s like, ‘So are you gonna come to my next fundraiser?’ " Tomlin says with a laugh. “That’s her main objective.”

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In her Sept. 2 Instagram post announcing her diagnosis, Fonda, 84, said she had started chemo treatments.

“This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” she wrote. “I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. I realize, and it’s painful, that I am privileged in this. Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right.”

She added that she will be doing “chemo for 6 months and am handling the treatments quite well and, believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism.”

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“Cancer is a teacher and I’m paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. One thing it’s shown me already is the importance of community,” theGrace and Frankiealum added. “Of growing and deepening one’s community so that we are not alone. And the cancer, along with my age — almost 85 — definitely teaches the importance of adapting to new realities.”

“My heartfelt thanks to all. The messages of love and support mean the world to me,” she added.

source: people.com