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Olivia Munn says Michael Strahan’s advice helped her support her mother
Olivia Munn thanked Michael Strahan for advice on supporting a loved one with cancer during an appearance on Good Morning America.
Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, and her mother was diagnosed about a year later with Stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer.
Strahan’s daughter Isabella was also undergoing treatment for a brain tumor when Munn’s mother became ill.
Munn said Strahan told her she could not take her mother’s illness away, but she could be there for her.
His advice gave Munn a way to support her mother while coping with her own cancer experience.
Munn says the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool helped identify her cancer risk, even though her mammogram and ultrasound were clear.
She and Senator Mark Kelly plan to introduce a bill in November to make the tool part of standard care for doctors with female patients.
Olivia Munn said Michael Strahan’s advice helped her support her mother after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Strahan told Munn she could not take the illness on for her mother but could be there for her.
Munn said the advice gave her a “road map” through her mother’s cancer journey.
Munn and her mother were diagnosed with breast cancer about a year apart.
Munn said she and Senator Mark Kelly plan to introduce a bill in November to promote use of a breast cancer risk assessment tool.
- Who
- Olivia Munn and Michael Strahan. Munn spoke about supporting her mother.
- What
- Munn said Strahan’s advice helped her be there for her mother during her breast cancer journey.
- When
- Munn discussed it on October 21, 2026. Her mother was diagnosed about a year after Munn’s 2023 diagnosis.
- Where
- On Good Morning America.
- Why
- Munn said she felt helpless and wished she could take her mother’s illness on herself. Strahan’s advice helped her focus on supporting her.
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Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Munn’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Strahan’s daughter Isabella revealed she had been diagnosed with a medulloblastoma brain tumor.
Munn appeared on Good Morning America and thanked Strahan for his advice.
Munn and Senator Mark Kelly plan to introduce a bill concerning use of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool.
- Munn’s diagnosis
- Breast cancer in 2023
- Mother’s diagnosis
- Stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer
- Strahan’s daughter
- Isabella Strahan
- Risk tool
- Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, also known as the Gail Model
- Planned bill
- Munn and Senator Mark Kelly plan to introduce it in November
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What people are saying
But you can’t. You can’t do it for them, but what you can do is be there for them.
You’re just one of the most amazing and strongest people that I know.
It just gave me a road map to get through it and be there for her.
It saved my life. It saved my mother's life. We both had clear mammograms, clear ultrasounds and because our score was high, we went to get an MRI.