Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved comedians who was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in May, has announced she is in remission.
“Seems I’m not dead. Though I better check with social media because they know more about me than I do,” she quipped in a video posted to Instagram on Friday. “I’ve completed chemo and I am now in remission. So phew, big relief. It’s not a cure, but because I got a good remission, that hopefully means that I’ll keep the cancer at bay for a good long time.”
The 64-year-old star, who is best known for her role as Sharon Strzelecki in Kath and Kim, was diagnosed with stage four mantle cell lymphoma, a rare and fast-moving blood cancer that affects white blood cells, last year. She began a new type of treatment that combines chemotherapy and immunotherapy called the Nordic protocol.
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Nell Geraets is a Culture and Lifestyle reporter at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via X or email.
