Danielle Fishel, 'Boy Meets World' star, reveals she has breast cancer

'Learning from the experiences of others' has motivated Danielle Fishel go public with her diagnosis of breast cancer.

"Learning from the experiences of others” has motivated Danielle Fishel go public with her diagnosis of breast cancer.

The “Boy Meets World” star shared the news on the Monday episode of her “Pod Meets World” podcast, which she cohosts with her former costars Will Friedle and Rider Strong.

“I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer,” she revealed at the beginning of the podcast. “It is very, very, very early. It’s technically stage zero.”

Fishel, 43, shot to fame as a youth playing Topanga Lawrence on the hit ’90s sitcom. She explained that she “was diagnosed with high-grade DCIS with micro-invasion.”

According to Breastcancer.org, DCIS stands for “ductal carcinoma in situ and “is breast cancer at the earliest stage.”

“DCIS isn’t life-threatening, but if you’re diagnosed with DCIS, you have a higher risk of developing invasive breast cancer later in life,” the site states. “About 20% to 25% of new breast cancers diagnosed in the United States are DCIS.”

Fishel sounded upbeat and positive about her diagnosis.