Former companion actress Janet Fielding is fighting cancer, it has been revealed.

No more details about her condition are known at the moment but Peter Davison, whose Doctor she appeared opposite as Tegan Jovanka, has won the support of other ex-Doctor actors to launch a fund-raising convention - Project Motor Mouth - that aims to "not only raise money for a good cause but also keep Janet's spirits up."

He, along with Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, and David Tennant, are the first guests announced for the event, which will take place on Saturday 19th January 2013 at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor. All guests will be appearing subject to work commitments.

The profits from the convention will go to Project Motor House, which is seeking to convert a derelict building in Thanet into a mixed-use venue promoting sustainable technology and a place where youngsters can get help with starting their own businesses. Fielding is the project co-ordinator for the organisation as well as its community champion.

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...es-cancer.html

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What is it with Doctor Who actors and cancer??

Really sorry to hear that. Hope Janet makes a full recovery and that's lovely what Peter and company are doing as well.

Sad news..
Not so much Dr Who actors as approx 1 in 3 of the population will develop some kind of cancer during their lives...

There is that but I suppose it's because so many actors whose work we enjoyed seem to have developed cancer in such a short (comparatively) space of time (forgive the pun) that makes it a bit shocking

Not all cancers are life threatening or incurable - especially if spotted and treated quickly. We can only hope.

I shall hope.

its all that time travelling

Sending all the good vibes in the world to Janet. And what a nice bloke PD is, isn't he? And all the others, too, for mucking in!

OH NO, thats awful news. Hopefully she'll be able to fight it and wont be as unlcuky as some others whove got it

Please survive Janet, I can't bear any more deaths this year.

It would be too hard to bear if we lost another key Doctor Who actress, especially one from 80s era.

That would be the first loss from the 80's then.

What the hell is it about this year??? Maybe it actuallly is the end of the world...

Does anyone know how old she is? After all, she cant be that old. She was what, in her 20's-30's when making Who?

Janet's 59

She's on Twitter now. That's good.

Anyway, sorry to hear about this. Keep fighting, Janet!

Very sad news. Here's hoping that Janet makes a full recovery.

What a way to make it about you.

Best wishes to Janet. Tegan was one of my favourite companions.

Great to hear about Peter, Colin, Sylvester, Paul and David all involving themselves in this project.

Wow sad to hear this

Project Motor House is the old Ramsgate Motor Museum I found an article featuring Janet from last year.

59, God, that'd be so young

for my favourite companion growing up... sending all good wishes and hopes to Janet for a full recovery.

The mouth on legs is a fighter

Some people just want to find ulterior meanings in everything. I saw the post as nothing but respect for Janet. You, on the other hand, chose to uneccesarily cause hostility on this of all threads.

Except it wasn't. It was about Janet not dying because it might upset them. Not very respectful to the person actually suffering in my eyes.

No hostility on my part at all.

Not funny, especially with the state of worldwide riots etc