Olivia Newton-John on Friend Kelly Preston
- Olivia Newton-John, 72, has breast cancer and lost her friend, Kelly Preston, to the disease last July.
- Newton-John sang Preston’s praises, calling her “a friend, and a beautiful human inside and out.”
- Preston lost her battle with breast cancer in July 2020, and fought the disease privately.
Oliva’s Breast Cancer Journey
Olivia Newton-John was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and had nine months of chemotherapy to treat the disease. She also had a mastectomy for her treatment, and then went into remission from the disease.But in 2013, her cancer returned, and this time it has metastasized or spread to other parts of her body. She beat cancer a second time following her 2013 diagnosis, and in 2017, the actress had a third recurrence. It was discovered that Newton-John had a tumor in her sacrum (the bone at the base of the spine), which meant her cancer had spread to that area as well. The actress has been an incredible advocate for breast cancer awareness throughout her cancer journey, and continues to help others facing cancer, by way of her foundation.
Olivia’s New Foundation
Wanting to make a positive impact on others, Newton-John has started a foundation which she hopes will make a profound impact for people who are diagnosed with cancer. She said that the loss of friends, like Kelly Preston, to cancer has made her even more committed to her goals. “It just makes me more determined,” said Newton-John.
“I’ve just launched a new foundation, the ONJ Foundation Fund, which is something that I had started because I wanted to find kinder therapies for cancer and for living beyond cancer. And we need to fund research into other ways to try and treat cancer kinder ways for the body, with a big focus on plant medicine.”
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