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Olivia Munn is sharing details of her breast cancer journey which has led her to have medically induced menopause. In a 'People' magazine cover story, Munn reflected on her breast cancer diagnosis which she revealed publicly last month. The diagnosis led to four surgeries and a double mastectomy. "You realize cancer doesn't care who you are; it doesn't care if you have a baby or if you don't have time. It comes at you, and you have no choice but to face it head-on."

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00:00Olivia Munn is sharing details of her breast cancer journey, which has led her to have

00:04medically induced menopause. In a People magazine cover story published Wednesday,

00:09Munn reflected on her breast cancer diagnosis, which she revealed publicly last month.

00:14The diagnosis led to four surgeries and a double mastectomy. You realize cancer doesn't care who

00:19you are. It doesn't care if you have a baby or if you don't have time. It comes at you and you

00:23have no choice but to face it head on. When faced with a fast-moving cancer known as luminal B,

00:28within 30 days, Munn shared that she underwent multiple procedures,

00:32including a double mastectomy. I had amazing doctors, but it was still a negotiation sometimes

00:37on what we are doing. But I'm glad I did. I want to give myself the best shot of keeping the parts

00:41of me that I can keep. Noting that she underwent a nipple delay procedure, a surgical process which

00:47spares the nipples ahead of breast reconstruction. After believing she did not have breast cancer due

00:51to her annual mammogram three months prior coming back clear, she eventually learned that her

00:56lifetime breast cancer risk score was a 37.3 percent. Anything higher than a 20 percent score

01:02is considered high risk. An additional screening beyond a standard mammogram is likely necessary.

01:08After an ultrasound detected two more tumors in her right breast and another MRI confirmed cancer

01:13in her left breast as well, Munn underwent a double mastectomy. After taking time to recover,

01:19Munn later underwent reconstruction surgery last fall. She also shared how partner John Mulaney

01:24supported her throughout with their son. It would have felt like climbing an iceberg without him.

01:28I don't think he had a moment to himself between being an incredibly hands-on father

01:32and going to and from the hospital, taking Malcolm to the park, putting him to nap,

01:37driving to Cedars-Sinai, hanging out with me, going home, putting Malcolm to bed,

01:41coming back to me. And he did it all happily.

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