Reporter, 33, undergoes mastectomy, says Olivia Munn saved her life

One reporter credits the actress Olivia Munn To save her life.

“inner edition”Q Allison Hall An emotional post was shared by Instagram On Wednesday, January 8, she announced that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is preparing to have a mastectomy.

“Let me tell you the story of how Olivia Munn and the show I work on, Internal Edition“You played a role in saving my life,” Hall, 33, wrote in the poignant caption of the post. “Last spring, after @oliviamunn shared her story about it Breast cancer journeythe producers at @insideedition assigned me the story and sent me to a breast cancer doctor here in NYC to get tested on camera. Inspired by Olivia, I took a breast cancer risk assessment test.

“It turned out to be high risk,” so the “wonderful doctors” at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City “encouraged me to start a yearly schedule of mammograms and MRIs,” according to Hall.

“I've been willing to do this for a long time and I had no idea how quickly this story would change my life,” she continued. “In October, I had my first breast MRI, and a week later, before I turned 33, I became one of the millions of women who hear the words, ‘You have breast cancer.’”

Hall explained that doctors also told her that her cancer was “stage zero,” meaning it had “not spread.”

“I have an early form of malignancy called DCIS,” she added. according to Johns HopkinsDCIS — or ductal carcinoma in situ — is “a non-invasive form of breast cancer that develops in the milk ducts of the breast.”

“As you can imagine, I've been on a journey full of fear, anxiety, dread, and gratitude,” she continued in Wednesday's post. “My husband reminds me that this is the best bad news we can get. For many reasons including my family history of breast cancer and my own history of breast abnormalities, I decided to not only treat my current cancer head on but to significantly reduce my risk of future breast cancer.” I have elected to undergo a double mastectomy with reconstruction, next week.

Moon, 44, revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2024.

“Surprisingly, I only cried twice,” Moon wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. Diagnosis details And subsequent treatment, which also included a double mastectomy. “I guess I didn't feel like there was time to cry. I narrowed my focus and pushed out any emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clear-headed.

In her Instagram post on Wednesday, Hall said she considers “this experience a gift,” adding that her diagnosis allows her to “do this for my future, for my future children.”

“I have some of the best family, friends, dogs, therapists, doctors and colleagues in the world who have given me and given me more love than I could have ever imagined,” she added. “I believe in the power of storytelling. Olivia Munn, who shared her story, saved many lives. He certainly had a role in saving mine. I share my story with the same hope.”