There are two things about hearing that Farrah Fawcett’s cancer had returned that really set me off and both involve the press (more accurately, the tabloid press).
Before I proceed with my rant, for those of you who don’t normally follow celebrities’ health concerns, former “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in September 2006. After undergoing both chemotherapy and surgery she was declared cancer-free three months ago. But, sadly, just a few days ago she learned that the cancer had returned.
According to Fawcett’s close friend, the actress got the news after a routine three-month checkup in which doctors discovered a pea-sized malignant polyp. Now get this: somehow the National Enquirer obtained the news about Fawcett’s diagnosis and made it front page news BEFORE she had the chance to notify some of her family members and friends. In fact, according to one of Fawcett’s best friends, the former pin up girl was still weighing her treatment options when the tabloid splashed the news on the cover of their rag.
“It is now clear that the tabloids are as invasive and malignant as cancer, said Craig Nevius, who produced the “Chasing Farrah” reality show.
Nevius added that once Fawcett recovered from the initial blow she “became much stronger and started dealing with it, and she’s beginning to make a plan.”
According to TV’s “Entertainment Tonight,” Fawcett is considering having a small metallic “seed” placed in the area of the polyp that will emit radiation.
Now, here’s the second part of rant: Despite the fact that a tabloid broke the news of Fawcett’s condition before she was able to tell some of her family members—they still won’t give the woman a break and continue to dog her every move. Last night “Entertainment Tonight” ran video of Fawcett’s longtime companion, Ryan O’Neal (who also successfully battled leukemia after being diagnosed with the disease in 2001) shielding the actress and their 22-year-old son Redmond from a mass of paparazzi as they tried to exit a restaurant parking lot. The clip showed O’Neal helping Fawcett into her vehicle then walking with the car as it slowly tried to weave around the photographers.
I realize the tabloid’s invasion of Fawcett’s privacy should come as no surprise, but as a person who watched her own mother battle cancer I wish that they would give the poor woman a break and leave her alone.
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