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La actriz Lucy Davis, de la serie “The Office”, revela que padece un cáncer “incurable”

La actriz Lucy Davis, conocida por la versión inglesa de la serie “The Office” y la película “Wonder Woman”, anunció el martes en su cuenta oficial de Instagram que tiene cáncer de mama “incurable”.

Davis, de 53 años, escribió en Instagram: “Hace un año y medio me diagnosticaron cáncer de mama en etapa 4, que se ha metastatizado a mis huesos. Específicamente a mi columna, cadera derecha y costillas. El cáncer es incurable y es demasiado tarde para la quimioterapia”.

“El bulto inicial que sentí no era un ‘bulto’ como tal; más bien era una especie de zona dura. Muy pequeña. Casi no me molesté en que me lo revisaran. Así que supongo que lo que quiero decir es que no ignoren nada: revisen todo”, añadió.

La actriz, hija del comediante Jasper Carrott, ahondó en su mensaje en cómo sobrelleva el diagnóstico: “Por ahora, estoy tratando de vivir lo que me quede de vida de la manera más divertida posible. Siempre me gusta encontrar los momentos de aprendizaje en cualquier cosa negativa que suceda. Y el cáncer no ha decepcionado en ese sentido; hay mucho que he aprendido de esto, y estoy agradecida por ello”.

Davis se hizo popular como la recepcionista Dawn Tinsley en la versión original de la serie “The Office”, creada por Ricky Gervais y Stephen Merchant, que se emitió en la BBC entre 2001 y 2003. También se la conoce por la comedia sobre zombis “Shaun of the Dead” en 2004.

Más recientemente, Davis destacó en la película “Wonder Woman”, en 2017, y en la serie de Netflix “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”, de 2018 a 2020.

“Lo que ha sido más vital para mí es el humor. Les pedí a mis amigos y familia que se burlaran de mí tanto como fuera posible (en lo cual son muy buenos🙄), y lo más importante de todo, que no me traten como a una persona enferma. No hay nada que te haga sentir más enfermo que ser tratado como si lo estuvieras”, confesó en el texto que acompañó su anuncio en Instagram.

La comediante concluyó su anuncio en un tono esperanzador. “No tengo miedo de lo que venga después. Estoy en paz con ello”. Y luego agregó que espera mantenerse activa mientras lidia con la enfermedad. “Todavía voy a seguir con todo mi trabajo por los derechos de los animales. Es muy importante para mí. Y todavía me gustaría seguir trabajando. Soy perfectamente capaz de hacerlo, y actuar es una de las mayores alegrías de mi vida”.

Y concluyó. “Para aquellos de ustedes que están en un camino similar al mío, les deseo lo mejor. El cáncer nos exige mucho, física y mentalmente. Y todos podemos afrontarlo como elijamos”.

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Dr. Erica Schwartz appears before Senate committee for confirmation hearing as next CDC director

President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, to be the Director of the CDC, April 16, 2026. (Department of Health and Human Services)(WASHINGTON) -- A confirmation hearing began on Wednesday for Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Schwartz, a formal deputy surgeon general, was nominated by President Donald Trump in April. Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social, describing Schwartz as "incredibly talented."Schwartz is the fourth person named or nominated as head of the CDC since last summer. If confirmed by the Senate, Schwartz will replace Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, who took over as acting CDC director in February.Schwartz earned a medical degree from Brown University and served in the U.S. Navy until 2005.She served in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, as the Coast Guard Chief Medical Officer and as Deputy Surgeon General from 2019 to early 2021, during the first Trump administration."I was very pleased to see Dr. Schwartz nominated to be the next director of the CDC," Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC during the Obama administration, told ABC News. "What struck me is how refreshing it felt to see someone nominated for this job who actually has deep experience in public health and has the credentials necessary to lead a complex public health organization."Besser expressed concern about whether Schwartz, if confirmed, will have the independence from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make public health recommendations, referencing a previous CDC director: Susan Monarez.Monarez was confirmed as CDC director in July 2025, but she held the post for less than a month. Monarez was fired by Kennedy for reportedly not rubber-stamping the health secretary's vaccine agenda or firing high-ranking CDC leaders whom he opposed.The turmoil led to both Kennedy and Monarez appearing in front of Senate committees to address the ousting.At a Senate hearing, Kennedy denied telling Monarez to accept vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence and claimed she was fired in part because she told him she was untrustworthy.Besser said he expects that Schwartz will be asked by members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) about her perspectives on vaccinations, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rise of measles in the U.S."Those are some of the critical areas I think she'll be asked about. There are so many other areas that are of concern to those who have relied on the CDC to prevent illness and promote health," he said.Sean Kaufman is also appearing before the Senate HELP Committee for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Kaufman was nominated to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, which was recently absorbed under CDC as part of an HHS reorganization in 2025.Kaufman has claimed without evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine caused "excessive death and injury ... in the United States and globally." Health officials have said COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective following clinical trials that involved tens of thousands of people and have since helped save millions of lives."What concerns me about Mr. Kaufman is that he has expressed very strong anti-vaccine views, and the ASPR is responsible for the strategic national stockpile," Besser said. "So, I hope that the committee asks him questions to fully understand the approach that he would take in that role."Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
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