Fran Drescher: Prevention is the best cure
Fran Drescher is known worldwide for her portrayal of Fran Fine, the lead character (with a very distinctive voice) on the hit television series The Nanny.
In addition to her beloved role, Drescher has also taken on cancer, and won. Fifteen years ago, she started her battle with uterine cancer. After originally being misdiagnosed, it took two years for her to get the correct diagnoses and treatment.
“I knew that there was something wrong with me,” said Drescher. “I mean you start to feel different, but all the doctors collectively were convinced that I was perimenopausal and they never even tested me for uterine cancer even though I had classic uterine cancer symptoms.”
Drescher believes that a doctor’s diagnosis is not infallible, that they are not “all-knowing” sages, and that their diagnoses need to be challenged.
“You must challenge them. They are not gods,” said Drescher. “When the doctor calls you and tells you, you have cancer, at the end of the day he eats dinner with his family; you go home and eat your heart out with yours. So whose life is it? It’s yours and no matter what dedication they have to their profession, no one is going to care as much about you as you and your family.”
