Fran Drescher’s new sitcom “Indepted” is premiering on NBC. The lovable comedic actress, who rose to fame in the ’90s during her time on “The Nanny,” recently spoke about the various struggles she’s gone through in her career — and how she has chosen to take on those challenges.
The actress sat down for an interview with SurvivorNet not too long ago to discuss one of those challenges, a uterine cancer diagnosis. “Honoring your body, listening to your body, being mindful. I’m a survivor and the cure for my cancer was a radical hysterectomy because I had uterine cancer. So, nobody, 18 years ago, said that, you know, ‘now we have to rebuild your body. We have to fortify,'” said Drescher.
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“Indepted” — which also stars Adam Pally — tells the story of the parents of grown children who find themselves having to go back and live with their (adult) son and his wife, according to NBC. The first episode airs tomorrow at 9:30 p.m.
Fran Drescher on Coping With Cancer
In her talk with SurvivorNet, Drescher said the diagnosis changed her — and caused her to take a long, hard look at her life. Using her organization, she encourages others to be aware of environmental toxins they may be exposed to on a regular basis.
“If you are a cancer patient or were just diagnosed with cancer, you may undoubtedly be very frightened. I know that I was,” Drescher said. “Some of the recommendations that I can make for you immediately is to open your world up to people, start looking at your lifestyle and become educated so you can see what all of your options are. The best decision is an informed decision.”
One of the big things Drescher discusses regarding her cancer is how lifestyle changes made her feel better after treatment.
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Drescher is a health activist, and believes that cancer is largely caused by toxins in our environment. While it’s always a great idea to be cautious about what you’re putting in and on your body, many of the claims about everyday items and their links to cancer have not been proven scientifically.
“The Nanny” star Fran Drescher sits down with colorectal surgeon Dr. Heather Yeo to discuss the environmental causes of cancer.
During our interview with Drescher, we asked Dr. Heather Yeo, an oncologist and colorectal surgeon at Weill-Cornell, to give her opinion about environmental factors and cancer risk.
“I think that there are so many environmental factors,” Dr. Yeo said in her conversation with Drescher. “And unfortunately, I think some of it is really confusing for patients and individuals. It’s often difficult to study environmental causes of cancer. Much of it is done in labs in mice, trying to look at exposing mice to different toxins.”
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