{"id":25727,"date":"2025-09-03T12:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=25727"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:53:47","slug":"beloved-actress-magda-szubanski-shares-update-from-hospital-bed-amid-stage-4-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=25727","title":{"rendered":"Beloved actress Magda Szubanski shares update from hospital bed amid stage 4 cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03092552\/Accc-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03092552\/Accc-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03092552\/Accc-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03092552\/Accc-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"Magda Szubanski. 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Thank you so much for your impression of Sharon Strzelecki. I\u2019m in here having chemo and it really cheered me up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in here having chemo and it really cheered me up. I\u2019m really touched and that was a beautiful thing to do. Thank you my sweet. 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At the time, she uploaded a video showing off her shaven head \u201cin anticipation of it all falling out in a couple of weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175325\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091626\/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-11.15.50.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091626\/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-11.15.50.png 1208w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091626\/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-11.15.50-768x619.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1208\" height=\"974\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Magda Szubanski. Credit \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Szubanski revealed that the disease had been found \u201cincidentally\u201d after she underwent a breast screening that drew attention to the fact her lymph nodes were swollen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is one of the nasty ones, unfortunately,\u201d she said at the time, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/celebrity\/what-is-the-nordic-protocol-magda-szubanski-s-cancer-treatment-20250530-p5m3ki.html#:~:text=The%20Nordic%20Protocol%20is%20a,and%20hopefully%20cure%20the%20disease.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>. \u201cThe good thing is I\u2019m surrounded by beautiful friends, family and an incredible medical support team. Honestly, we have the best in the world here in Australia, particularly in Melbourne. I feel very fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-196200840\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_175319_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CI3JlZ3RvI8DFQuLgwcdxGs3dQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-8cf5a441ab859b1f444bbb5913a63d69\" class=\"newsner-8cf5a441ab859b1f444bbb5913a63d69 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNew treatments keep coming down the pipeline all the time,\u201d the actress added.<\/p>\n<p>In more recent updates concerning her ongoing battle, Szubanski sought to remind fans and followers that her immune system is weakened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175324\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091529\/GettyImages-1202855552-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091529\/GettyImages-1202855552-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091529\/GettyImages-1202855552-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091529\/GettyImages-1202855552-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/03091529\/GettyImages-1202855552-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA \u2013 JANUARY 30: Magda Szubanski attends the AO Inspirational Series Lunch during the Australian Open 2020 at The Glasshouse at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPlease keep a distance though because I will be very immunocompromised,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I can\u2019t hug no more. Don\u2019t hug me, kiss me, or breathe anywhere near me! Wave enthusiastically from a safe distance and know I love you madly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re sending all our support in Magda\u2019s direction. Get well soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magda Szubanski. Credit \/ Getty Images &amp; Instagram Actress Magda Szubanski recently shared a health update from her hospital bed as she undergoes treatment for stage-four cancer. 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