August 19th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

Christina Applegate Had Double Mastectomies

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After Christina Applegate has publicly admitted that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the 36-year-old Samantha Who? actress went on Good Morning America to announce that she has undergone “prophylactic double mastectomies” and is now cancer-free.

According to People:

“Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I scream, and I get really angry and I get really into wallowing in self-pity sometimes, and I think it’s all part of healing.” Having watched her mother, Nancy Priddy, battle breast cancer – and then suffer from a recurrence many years later – the Emmy-nominated star of Samantha Who?, 36, told interviewer Robin Roberts that she wasn’t taking any chances, especially since she has the breast cancer gene, BRCA1. “My decision, after looking at all the treatment plans that were possibilities for me, the only one that seemed the most logical and the one that was going to work for me was to have a bilateral mastectomy,” said Applegate. “So basically I had a prophylactic double vastectomies.” Explaining her rationale in taking that dramatic step, she said, “I didn’t want to go back to the doctors every four months for testing and squishing and everything. I just wanted to kind of be rid of this whole thing for me. This was the choice that I made, and it was a tough one.” The surgery took place three weeks ago. She did not undergo radiation or chemotherapy.”

She added: “I’m gonna have cute boobs till I’m 90!” Well, It’s great to see that she’s still got a sense of humor battling breast cancer. At least no one will be able to make fun of her and sagginess in some fifty years.




 

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