“The Crown” star Olivia Williams: That’s why she will never be cancer-free

In 2018 Olivia Williams (56) received. Much too late, says the actress, who is primarily known for her role in “The Crown”. For years she suffered from excessive fatigue, body aches and chronic diarrhea. In an interview, she now spoke about her arduous path to a correct diagnosis and why she can never call herself as cancer -free.

Multiple has received incorrect diagnoses several times, as they have been discussed in conversation with. In search of answers, she visited ten doctors in three different countries. A doctor in Los Angeles finally found a rare tumor on her pancreas.

“If only someone in the four years in which I said I was sick, well diagnosed,” the 56-year-old told The Times. “I was told that I was in the menopause or have an irritable bowel.” An early operation could have “eliminated the whole thing, and I could describe myself as cancer -free that I can never be,” she told the magazine.

When the doctors removed the tumor, he had already spread to the liver. Now it is dependent on the constant treatment of metastases. To do this, it is undergoing a so -called microwaveblation. The mother of two daughters continues to work as an actress between the treatments. After her role in “The Crown” she was last seen in the HBO series “Dune: Prophecy”.

In the interview, Williams emphasizes that she does not want to excite her disease history. Instead, it is committed to developing a favorable test for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. So that others don’t have to go through the same thing.