The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
She played the receptionist Dawn in The Office. Photograph: Ian West/PAView image in fullscreenLucy Davis in 2008. She said it was too late for chemotherapy.Davis wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: “As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can.“I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens.
- ▪She played the receptionist Dawn in The Office.
- ▪Photograph: Ian West/PAView image in fullscreenLucy Davis in 2008.
- ▪She said it was too late for chemotherapy.Davis wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: “As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can.“I always like to find the teachable moments in anything n
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Lucy Davis in 2008. She played the receptionist Dawn in The Office. Photograph: Ian West/PAView image in fullscreenLucy Davis in 2008. She played the receptionist Dawn in The Office. Photograph: Ian West/PATelevision & radioThe Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancerStar, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapyNadeem BadshahTue 11 Aug 2026 13.55 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 13.57 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLucy Davis, the actor best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in The Office, has said she has incurable stage four breast cancer.The 53-year-old said she was diagnosed a year and a half ago and the disease had metastasised to her bones including her spine, right hip and ribs.
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