Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
The Office actress Lucy Davis has thanked fans for their "kindness and support" after revealing she has incurable breast cancer.
asserted
she → publish → cancer
The 53-year-old, who played receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the BBC sitcom, announced on Tuesday she is "trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can".
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I → play → way
A flood of friends, family and followers - including her comedian father Jasper Carrott, former co-star Ricky Gervais and her Office US counterpart Jenna Fischer - left public messages of support.
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flood → include → support
"Ok, so the last two days have been utterly overwhelming, in that I had zero idea my cancer post would have the attention it did," Davis wrote on Instagram on Thursday, external.
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Davis → have → Thursday
That said, thank you to everyone for the tremendous amount of kindness and support you have sent me.
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you → say → me
She added: "I am trying to go through all the comments on my post – and I'll get there, just give me a bit of time.
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I → add → time
"Also, to the couple of people who slightly misread the news and commented RIP, you'll be delighted to know I am still alive – hurrah."
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I → misread → RIP
In order to "lighten things up", the latest message came with a video of her having a skateboarding lesson with actor Malachi Barton, who appeared with her in Disney Channel comedy series The Villains Of Valley View.
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who → lighten → View
In her previous post earlier this week, Davis revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer a year and a half ago but it had spread to her bones, leaving it "too late" for chemotherapy.
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it → reveal → chemotherapy
"I'm not scared of whatever comes next," she continued.
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she → come → ?
On Wednesday, Carrott, whose real name is Robert Davis, spoke about his pride and love for daughter.
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name → speak → daughter
Carrott, who was one of the most familiar faces on British television over several decades, told BBC News: "This is a very difficult time for the whole family and we have been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis.
"
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we → tell → diagnosis
We are so grateful for all the support we have had over this trying time and we are very hopeful for her future being what she wants it to be."
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it → have → what
Early in her acting career, Davis appeared in an episode of The Detectives, the BBC comedy starring her father, and a 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.
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Davis → appear → Pride
Her breakthrough role came in 2001 when she was cast as Dawn, the sympathetic and witty receptionist in Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Bafta-winning office-based sitcom.
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she → come → sitcom
Gervais posted a love heart emoji in the comments to her health update.
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Gervais → post → update
While Gervais's cringeworthy character David Brent provided many of the belly laughs, the ever-present Dawn and her love interest Tim Canterbury, played by Martin Freeman, gave the show its emotional backbone.
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Dawn → provide → backbone
Fischer, who played Dawn's counterpart on the US version of the show, Pam Beesly, praised Davis for her "beautiful post".
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who → play → post
"Love you lots," wrote Fischer, who herself overcame cancer in 2024.
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who → love → 2024
Let's spread that message far and wide!
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's → spread → message
Davis went on to appear in films including Shaun Of The Dead (2004) and Wonder Woman (2017), and played Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series the Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina.
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Davis → go → Sabrina
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