Danielle Fishel has thanked fans for their "love and support" following her cancer diagnosis.
Danielle Fishel has thanked fans for their support
The 43-year-old actress - who is best known for playing Topanga Lawrence on the teen sitcom 'Boy Meets World' - recently revealed that she's been diagnosed with "a form of breast cancer", and she's now taken to social media to thank her fans for their outpouring of support.
Danielle said on Instagram: "I wanted to do a quick video to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and from my entire family for the enormous outpouring of love and support and encouragement you have sent me since I announced my breast cancer diagnosis."
Danielle also stressed the importance of having regular health check-ups.
The actress said: "The only reason we found it that early is because I prioritised myself into making sure I got a mammogram, and I know how important that is now firsthand, and so I wanted to pass along that message.
"And I've been hearing from so many of you that you did indeed make your mammogram appointment, or you pressured your mother to make her mammogram appointment, or your best friend to make her mammogram appointment."
Danielle revealed news of her diagnosis earlier this week.
The actress said on the 'Pod Meets World' podcast: "I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer.
"It is very, very, very early. It’s technically stage zero.
"To be specific, just because I like too much information all the time, I was diagnosed with high-grade DCIS with micro-invasion."
Despite this, Danielle is remaining optimistic, insisting that she's "going to be fine".
She said: "I’m going to be fine. I’m having surgery to remove it."