Former "Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel shared that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer while reminding women to undergo regular checkups that can catch the disease early. Fishel, 43, said on the Aug. 19 episode of her iHeartRadio podcast " " that she has been diagnosed with , which stands for , a form of breast cancer.
"It’s very, very, very early," she said. "It’s technically stage 0.” She added that her official diagnosis is high-grade DCIS with micro-invasion.
"I’m going to be fine," she said. "I’m having surgery to remove it. I’m going to be on some follow-up treatment.
" About one in five new breast cancers are DCIS, which has a 98% survival rate after 10 years, usually after removing the tumor, according to the . The had a specific motive for sharing her diagnosis publicly. "The only reason I caught this cancer when it is still stage 0 is because the day I got my text message that my yearly mammogram came up, I made the appointment," she said.
“They found it so, so, so early that I’m going to be fine," she continued. "So, I want to share this because I hope that it will encourage anyone to get in there. If it’s time for your appointment, if you’ve never had an appointment before, get in there.
If you have to find out that you have cancer, find out when it’s at stage 0, if possible.” The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended in April that women with an average risk for breast cancer should now get a mammogram every o.