Actress Kim Novak suffers from cancer

Actress Kim Novak suffers from cancer
The actress Kim Novak has breast cancer. In the 1950s and 60s extremely popular US actress was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in the chest. The disease was recognized early and Kim Novak is currently being treated, the management of the 77-year-old told the film magazine „Hollywood Reporter“.

Kim Novak - internationally known for the Hitchcock classic „Vertigo“
Most notable for her role in the Hitchcock classic "Vertigo - From the Realm of the Dead" (1958), Kim Novak has been barely active as an actress for some time, but was an international star in the 1950s and 60s the film industry. In addition to her appearance on the side of James Stewart in the Hitchcock work, Novak played in, among other things, "Picnic" (1955), "My Bride Is Psychic" (1958), "Kiss Me, Fool!" (1964), „Murder in the mirror“ (1980) and last in „Death's Dream - The last witness is silent“ (1991).

Breast cancer diagnosed early
As her manager Sue Cameron told the "“Hollywood Reporter, "announced breast cancer among American actors „discovered early. She is currently under treatment. All her doctors say she is in good physical shape and will recover "very well". Kim Novak, born in Chicago in 1933 as a child of Czech immigrants, now lives in Oregon with her husband Robert Malloy. According to the management, the 77-year-old is generally in good shape, trains three times a week and rides her horse out every day.

Breast cancer: Timely diagnosis increases survival
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in western industrialized countries. More women die from breast cancer than from another cancer. For precaution, systematic self-examination and screening mammography are of great importance. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the higher the chances of successfully treating the tumor. A self-examination should be done five to seven days after insertion or shortly after menstruation (menstruation). In case of abnormalities (small nodules, other abnormalities) women should consult a specialist immediately. From the age of 30 women should regularly go to cancer screening. (fp, 20.10.2010)