Her cancer diagnosis could be an inciting incident for Thor to meet back up with her following their break-up.
A superhero origin story involving a person with the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. could be a powerful story for those affected by it to latch on to as well.
Since Thor: Love and Thunder will likely take place around a decade after audiences have last heard from Jane Foster in the MCU timeline, there’s defintely room for a different side of her to take shape.