Danielle Fishel Shares Health Update After Breast Cancer Treatment

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00:00If you grew up watching me on TV, it's probably time for you to go have a mammogram.

00:04So go get one.

00:05Boy Meets World actress Danielle Fishel is opening up about her cancer journey

00:10and spreading awareness about the importance of early detection.

00:13In an interview on Good Morning America,

00:15Fishel remembered the difficult moments when she shared the diagnosis with her husband.

00:19Having to break the news to my husband was really hard.

00:22Both of his parents passed from cancer.

00:24I waited until the kids went to bed and he actually brought it up.

00:27He said, still no results yet, huh?

00:29And I said, no, I did get the results back and I do have cancer.

00:33And I truly just saw the blood drain from his face.

00:36The 43-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ,

00:41which according to the Cleveland Clinic,

00:43is an early form of breast cancer, which is usually curable.

00:47My recovery is going well. I no longer have cancer.

00:50I do still need to make a decision moving forward about radiation.

00:53Back in August, Fishel revealed her diagnosis on her podcast,

00:57Pod Meets World, that she hosts with her former Boy Meets World co-stars,

01:01Ryder Strong and Wilfred L.

01:03They found it so, so, so early that I'm going to be fine.

01:09And so I want to share this because I hope that it will encourage anyone to get in there.

01:17If it's time for your appointment, if you've never had an appointment before, get in there.

01:22If you have to find out that you have cancer, find out when it's at stage zero.

01:27On Good Morning America, Fishel expressed the importance of making one's health a priority.

01:32I'm so grateful that I prioritized my health and said,

01:36I'm going to go and have this mammogram, and it changed my life.

01:38But what was it inside of you that said, no, I have to get this done?

01:41As I've gotten older and I've become a mom and a wife, and I started thinking,

01:46is being selfless actually the virtue we think it is, or is it really harming us?

01:53And I think it's really harming us, this idea of putting everybody else before yourself.

01:58And when it comes to my health, when it comes to my mental health,

02:01those are just two areas I'm not willing to sacrifice for anyone.

02:05I'm not willing to be selfless. I'm going to be selfish.

02:07The actress, who became well known for her role as Topanga,

02:11says she's channeling the character as she encourages others to stay on top of their health.

02:16I feel like it's a very Topanga thing to be saying to people,

02:20hey, your health matters. Your wellness matters.

02:24Can you please go have your preventative checkups?