Olivia Newton-John shares a hopeful message as she battles stage-four cancer - 9TheFIX

Olivia Newton-John has shared a powerful message of hope for her fans on Instagram, as she battles stage-four breast cancer for the third time.

In the video, the 72-year-old singer and actress says she wants to reach out and offer comfort to anyone who has struggled through the terrible year that was 2020.

"I just want to wish you all the happiest and healthiest holiday season. We'll get through this," she says, standing at home in front of a Christmas tree.

"This too will pass."

Olivia Newton-John has an end-of-year message for her fans (Instagram)

"I hope that 2021 brings us new things and better news, and just keep your spirits up and think positive thoughts," she added.

The Grease star is currently battling cancer for the third time — she was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and then again in 2013. In 2018, Newton-John revealed the disease had returned and has since metastasised to her spine.

Newton-John has established a foundation dedicated to finding new and more innovative ways to fight breast cancer, in ways with less side-effects for the patients.

Olivia Newton-John launched her cancer foundation In October 2020. (Instagram)

Throughout her fight with cancer, Newton-John has endured surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. The actress said she is hoping to find treatments that are not as taxing on her body,through her foundation.

"I've always thought, 'gosh, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could create kinder therapies that help boost the body's immune system instead of knocking us down?'" she told Good Morning America in October.

"There are lots of ideas on how we can help people with cancer and treat cancer, but there's been no real science behind the studies. So the idea is to raise money to fund the research on the other kinds of things that are kinder, including a lot of plant medicine."

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