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Danielle Fishel has officially finished breast cancer treatment — but not without painful side effects.
Fishel, 43, confided that she was “officially” off her treatment during the episode on Monday the 13th. “Under Meets World” podcast. But now she’s dealing with painful side effects that come after 20 rounds of radiation.
“I’m officially done with radiation,” she told her co-hosts and Boy meets world costars Rider Strong and Will Friedlebefore clarifying that she was “officially finished with what is considered active cancer treatment.” Fishel announced her diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a form of breast cancer, in August 2024.
“I did 15 rounds of whole breast radiation and then five rounds of targeted radiation, which just means they focus on a very small area where my cancer was, versus treating the whole breast,” she explained.
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“It’s going to help greatly reduce my chances of recurrence, which is always good news, but, boy, I’m feeling the effects… Physically, I’m very sunburned,” Fishel continued, before adding sarcastically, “I also have a sunburn rash, which it’s just great.”
Fishel, known for her portrayal of Topanga Lawrence on Boy meets worldshe told her co-hosts that the radiation treatment was “relatively easy. You’re not really doing anything. You just lay there.”
However, her recovery from the radiation proved to be a bit more difficult. She went on to describe her side effects after the treatment, saying that “wearing a bra hurts, not wearing a bra hurts. It just hurts to sleep on my side, it hurts to sleep, period. It hurts to be awake.”
On top of all that, she said, “It’s very itchy, and you can’t itch because if you even get close to it, it makes you want to cry.”
Despite the pain, Fishel still tries to look on the bright side. “You know what? It won’t last forever,” she said. “Physically, I should be getting better every day now. As for tiredness, I’m really very tired.”
Doctors also told her that in “two to three months” she would start feeling better and “exercise and drink water”. Fishel joked at her doctor’s behest, “Excuse me, do you want me to be tired and take care of myself?” However, she confirmed that she had “started working out”.
“I worked out yesterday. I’ll be working out again on Friday because he said all the exercise and drinking water is helping my body get rid of all the damage from the radiation,” she continued.
Fishel went on to tell her co-hosts that she will begin hormone therapy with Tamoxifen once she begins to recover from the radiation. “They didn’t want to overwhelm me with negative side effects,” she said.
Last year, Fishel underwent two successful lumpectomies to remove cancer.
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“There was no evidence of disease, so the surgery was successful and got the cancer out of my body,” she told Today.com in October 2024 after the procedures. “But they call cancer a path for a reason. It’s not just about going in and having even one procedure and then you’re done.”
It was after this surgery that Fishel began her radiation treatment and announced the withdrawal at a time when she was “constantly monitored,” which included mammograms every three to six months and the option of annual MRIs.
“I was so lucky to catch the cancer so early because I got my mammogram in time,” she said at the time. “I was like, ‘Great. I caught it early. I’ll be done with it soon.” But it’s not really ‘done’. And so it was an emotional and mental process.”
