Influencer Bruna Furlan, 24, Discloses Metastatic Breast Cancer and Begins Treatment

Overview

• Furlan announced on Instagram that she was diagnosed in late December with metastatic invasive breast carcinoma and said treatment would start immediately.
• She described the tumor as the common no‑special‑type carcinoma, hormone‑driven and HER2‑negative.
• She intends to chronicle exams, chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy, already sharing hospital visits with more than 170,000 followers.
• Brazil’s cancer institute reports the share of cases under 40 rose from 7.9% in 2009 to 21.8% in 2020, with experts pointing to lifestyle changes and improved detection.
• Family and public figures voiced support, including messages from her father and from artists such as Maisa, Larissa Manoela and Susana Werner.