Olivia Munn Reveals 4 Surgeries, Medically Induced Menopause Amid Breast Cancer Battle

On considering her life now that she has her son Malcolm:

“I was not someone who obsessed over death or was afraid of it in any way,” but “having a little baby at home made everything much more terrifying.”

On her diagnosis:

“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.”

On undergoing a lymph node dissection, a nipple delay procedure (a surgical procedure which spares the nipples) and a double mastectomy:

“I had amazing doctors, but it was still a negotiation sometimes on what we are doing…I’m glad I did. I want to give myself the best shot of keeping the parts of me that I can keep.”

On having a clear mammogram just three months prior:

“I was walking around thinking that I had no breast cancer. I did all the tests that I knew about.”

On the double mastectomy:

“There’s so much information, and you’re making these huge decisions for the rest of your life. I really tried to be prepared, but the truth is that nothing could prepare me for what I would feel like, what it would look like and how I would handle it emotionally. It was a lot tougher than I expected.”

On staying off social media amid her recovery:

“Keeping it private for as long as I did allowed me time to fight without any outside noise at all.”