For a year now, a rare and aggressive cancer has turned Emilie Dequenne's life upside down… Invited yesterday, Sunday December 1, opposite Audrey Crespo-Mara, the Belgian actress spoke about her adrenocorticaloma. “I saw my doctor to check the progress of the treatment and it turns out that unfortunately, it is not progressing well. There is a part of my cancer which responds and another part which does not respond, or even which The part that progresses is bigger than the part that reduces and here I am again going to the chemotherapy that I experienced a little over a year ago with a little something new that it seems will surprise me. tumor but which requires hospitalization, etc. I'm going to lose my hair again and then the idea of finding myself in the hospital every three weeks for five days”she detailed at length.
Emilie Dequenne opens up about her very rare cancer
She said about her illness: “It is a very rare cancer that affects one to two people in a million per year worldwide. We have the kidney and just above the kidney, there is a gland called the adrenal gland which is responsible for managing a lot of things hormonally.. She is therefore undergoing new chemotherapy, but does not hide her face: “We only talk about remission, we will never talk about cure…”.
And to continue about the discovery of the return of the disease: “I found out in August 2023, I was filming and my stomach was really hurting, and I was very tired and little by little, one thing led to another, it was a kind of nightmare that began, a take weird blood, a CT scan to go, a mass… a huge mass on the adrenal gland. I was terrified. They tell me this thing is very rare, very aggressive, extremely repeat offender. I felt like I was given 6 months to live. Deep down, I know full well that I won't live as long as I expected, but at the time, it was violent.”.
There are many supports
Following her speech, Emilie Dequenne received numerous messages on Instagram to support her in this painful ordeal. Judith Godrèche, for example, commented: “Emilie. I write and delete this comment as I write it. Nothing is up to par. But your presence, this sharing honors us. There is an army of visible and invisible souls who meet up, I know, to join forces with you and crush the enemy.”. For her part, Lola Dewaere indicated: “My Emilie, life and its mysteries, why you? Why now? There are destinies that seem unfair… but I believe that everything is written in order to learn lessons. For oneself and above all for others. Your strength, your courage, your fight is a message for us and we thank you intensely..
Others like Caroline Margeridon chose to send their “energy” and their “amour” to the Belgian actress. Vahina Giocante, very touched, commented: “Thank you for sharing what you are going through with the courage that characterizes you! You inspire and you arouse a great wave of love. I am sure that you are well surrounded to move forward step by step towards your remission! My loving thoughts 'also accompany you in this process!'. “Courage Emilie Chérie”concluded Isild Le Besco.
