南果歩さん、乳がん手術を受けていた。夫の渡辺謙さんがかけた言葉とは

俳優の南果歩さんが自身のブログを更新し、初期の乳がんを患ったため手術を受けていたことを明かした。
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俳優の南果歩さん(52)が3月17日に自身のブログを更新し、初期の乳がんを患ったため11日に手術を受けていたことを明かした。夫の俳優、渡辺謙さん(56)が南さんの勧めで人間ドックを受けて2月上旬に胃がん手術を受けたが、これを機に自身も受診したところ判明したという。

夫の入院時に安心材料のためにと病院に泊まり込んでいる合間を縫い人間ドックを受けました。

その中で、精密検査の必要ありとの診断で再検査を重ねた結果、乳癌 ステージ1という最終診断がでました。 「まさか、私が」 これがその時の正直な気持ちです。しかし、人間ドックを偶然受ける機会があった私は幸運なんだ、見つけて頂いた事が奇跡なんだと自分に言い聞かせドラマの収録を終えた後、病院に速やかに体制を取って頂き3月11日に手術を受けました。

しかし早期だったとは言っても、乳癌という病には病巣を取り除いただけでは済まないデリケートな問題を多分に含んでいることを、実際に自身が当事者になって初めて理解しました。

BREAST CANCER|南 果歩オフィシャルブログ Powered by Amebaより 2016/03/17 14:51)

南さんは「まだまだ乳癌という現実を受け入れるのには時間が必要です。当然、頭では分かっているはずなのに『命には限りがある』ということを、身をもって知る機会にもなりました」と心境を明かす。

自身の助言が夫の渡辺さんのがん発見のきっかけとなった形だが、ブログでは「私の方こそ謙の病から救われた命です。精神的につらい局面も『果歩の全てを一生愛す』 その言葉が支えになりました」と記した。

術後の経過は良好といい、現在は4月から始まる主演舞台「パーマ屋スミレ」の稽古に向けて療養をしている。

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Berlin, GERMANY: US actor and director Clint Eastwood (2ndR) poses with Japanese actors Tsuyoshi Ihara (L), Kazunari Ninomiya (2ndL) and Ken Watanabe (R) during the photocall for the movie \'Letters From Iwo Jima\' during the 57th Berlinale Film Festival 11 February 2007 in Berlin. It is one of 22 films screening in competition for the Golden Bear prize of the International film festival scheduled from 08 to 18 February 2007. AFP PHOTO DDP/CLEMENS BILAN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read CLEMENS BILAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRINGER via Getty Images)
Seventh Annual AFI Awards - Arrivals(63 of70)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS) Actor Ken Watanabe arrives at the 7th Annual AFI Awards luncheon held at the Four Seasons Hotel on January 12, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
US film director Rob Marshall (L) smiles(64 of70)
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TOKYO, JAPAN: US film director Rob Marshall (L) smiles with members of his cast in his latest movie \'Sayuri\' (2nd L to R) Japanese actress Kaori Momoi, Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and Japanese actor Ken Watanabe at a press conference in Tokyo, 28 November 2005. The Hollywood movie based on US best-seller \'Memoirs of a Geisha\' has its world premiere in Tokyo 29 November in a long-awaited debut that its Oscar-winning director hopes will help dispel some of the myths in the West about the traditional Japanese hostesses. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals(65 of70)
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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 22: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Ken Watanabe, nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Supporting Role for \'The Last Samurai\', attends the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on February 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) (credit:Vince Bucci via Getty Images)
The Last Samurai Premiere(66 of70)
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LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 1: (L-R) Actors Tony Goldwyn, Billy Connolly, Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe attend the WB\'s premiere of \'The Last Samurai\' at the Mann\'s Village Theatre, December 1, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Japanese Premiere Of "Last Samurai"(67 of70)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 20: Tom Cruise (centre), director Edward Zwick (L), actor Hiroyuki Sanada (2nd L), Ken Watanabe (2nd R) and actress Koyuki (R) attend the Japanese premiere of the film \'Last Samurai\' November 20, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (credit:Koichi Kamoshida via Getty Images)
US movie star Tom Cruise (C) shares a jo(68 of70)
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TOKYO, JAPAN: US movie star Tom Cruise (C) shares a joke with his Japanese coactors Hiroyuki Sadana (L) and Ken Watanabe (R) during a press conference in Tokyo, 20 November 2003 to promote their new film \'The Last Samurai\' which will be shown all over Japan from 22 November. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
76th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals(69 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29: Actor Ken Watanabe attends the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) (credit:Vince Bucci via Getty Images)
76th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals(70 of70)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29: Actress Ken Watanabe attends the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) (credit:Vince Bucci via Getty Images)