‘The Office’ star reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, details plan to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life’
Celebrity News ‘The Office’ star reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, details plan to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life’ By Lauren Sarner Published Aug. Add Page Six on Google British comedian and actress Lucy Davis announced that she has “incurable” Stage 4 breast cancer. In a long Instagram post shared Tuesday, Davis — who starred as receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the U.K. version of “The Office” during its two-season run from 2001 to 2003 — shared details of her devastating diagnosis for the first time.
- ▪Celebrity News ‘The Office’ star reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, details plan to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life’ By Lauren Sarner Published Aug.
- ▪Add Page Six on Google British comedian and actress Lucy Davis announced that she has “incurable” Stage 4 breast cancer.
- ▪In a long Instagram post shared Tuesday, Davis — who starred as receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the U.K. version of “The Office” during its two-season run from 2001 to 2003 — shared details of her devastating diagnosis for the first time.
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Celebrity News ‘The Office’ star reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, details plan to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life’ By Lauren Sarner Published Aug. 11, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google British comedian and actress Lucy Davis announced that she has “incurable” Stage 4 breast cancer.
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