Christina Applegate has breast cancer

Calvin · 08-03-2008, 06:34 AM

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LOS ANGELES - Actress Christina Applegate reportedly is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Ame Van Iden, publicist for the 36-year-old actress, released the following statement late Saturday:

"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."

Applegate has earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her starring role in ABC's comedy "Samantha Who?" Applegate plays the title character, a young career woman who awakens from an eight-day coma remembering nothing about her past.

The series debuted last October and marked the return to television of Applegate, who helped establish the upstart Fox network in 1987 as ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on "Married ... with Children." The raunchy comedy ran 11 seasons and has been airing in syndication ever since.

She won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2003 for her portrayal of Amy Green, the younger sister of Jennifer Aniston's character on "Friends."

Applegate earned a 2005 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway role in "Sweet Charity."

"I'm really grateful that acting is the job that was chosen for me," Applegate told The Associated Press in April. "I get really lost when I'm not working. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with myself. Thank God for dance class and The New York Times crossword puzzle and `American Idol.' But acting is what I really have to do."

Applegate is among the celebrities scheduled to appear on the "Stand Up To Cancer" one-hour television special to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.

Reports: Applegate has breast cancer - Celebrities - MSNBC.com

Hope for the speedy recovery

DVDFreaker · 08-03-2008, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Calvin

Reports: Applegate has breast cancer - Celebrities - MSNBC.com

Hope for the speedy recovery

That sucks! I loved her in Married With Children and Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

shel90 · 08-03-2008, 09:28 AM

Wow! She is so young! My age too!

Glad she caught it on time.

jillio · 08-03-2008, 09:33 AM

Early detection is the key. My maternal grandmother& 2 maternal great aunts all died from breast cancer before mammograms and MRI were available. My mother had a double mastectomy (early detection caught it before it was fatal), her sister had a single mastectomy, and her sister's daughter had a double mastectomy at the age of 40, with chemo and radiation afterward. With that kind of family history, I am very conscious about getting my mammograms every year.

Please ladies, do your self exams, and if you find anything the least bit suspicious, call your doctor.

jazzy · 08-03-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Early detection is the key. My maternal grandmother& 2 maternal great aunts all died from breast cancer before mammograms and MRI were available. My mother had a double mastectomy (early detection caught it before it was fatal), her sister had a single mastectomy, and her sister's daughter had a double mastectomy at the age of 40, with chemo and radiation afterward. With that kind of family history, I am very conscious about getting my mammograms every year.

Please ladies, do your self exams, and if you find anything the least bit suspicious, call your doctor.

It does not matter, if they find it early and remove them in time. They still die from it. I knew this lady, she was breast cancer free for 14 years then last year they found cancer in her bone. Then my aunt got it out early, it was so small and it did not spread. She was breast cancer free for 4 years now it came back. This time is in her hip. It is rare to see any women to live breast cancer free for many years alike 20 or 30 years.

We had a women gathering about breast cancer awareness, we learned alot about it but after I witnessed too many women died from it. I simple lost my faith in medical.

dead money · 08-03-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDFreaker

That sucks! I loved her in Married With Children and Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

w0rd

its pretty suprising her career never took off after that as well.

Matilda · 08-03-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Early detection is the key. My maternal grandmother& 2 maternal great aunts all died from breast cancer before mammograms and MRI were available. My mother had a double mastectomy (early detection caught it before it was fatal), her sister had a single mastectomy, and her sister's daughter had a double mastectomy at the age of 40, with chemo and radiation afterward. With that kind of family history, I am very conscious about getting my mammograms every year.

Please ladies, do your self exams, and if you find anything the least bit suspicious, call your doctor.

Very true!

Christina's early diagnosis was exactly the same for me 3 years ago. So far, so good.

Matilda · 08-03-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzy

It does not matter, if they find it early and remove them in time. They still die from it. I knew this lady, she was breast cancer free for 14 years then last year they found cancer in her bone. Then my aunt got it out early, it was so small and it did not spread. She was breast cancer free for 4 years now it came back. This time is in her hip. It is rare to see any women to live breast cancer free for many years alike 20 or 30 years.

We had a women gathering about breast cancer awareness, we learned alot about it but after I witnessed too many women died from it. I simple lost my faith in medical.

I'm so sorry to hear that. Cancer is very unpredictable and that's why we have to make the most of our lives to the fullest.

During my childhood in the 60's/70's, my next-door neighbor, Flo had a mastectomy in her early 20's and had radiation 5 days a week, for 19 years!! My mother made a small bag filled with uncooked rice so Flo can stuff her bra. Flo was so matter-of-fact and just gone on about her life as she saw fit. She lived up to 87, she was a remarkable woman and I looked up to her. If she can do it, I can, too!

jazzy · 08-03-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Matilda

Very true!

Christina's early diagnosis was exactly the same for me 3 years ago. So far, so good.

I am so glad to hear that and hopefully it will not come back at all.

jazzy · 08-03-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Matilda

I'm so sorry to hear that. Cancer is very unpredictable and that's why we have to make the most of our lives to the fullest.

During my childhood in the 60's/70's, my next-door neighbor, Flo had a mastectomy in her early 20's and had radiation 5 days a week, for 19 years!! My mother made a small bag filled with uncooked rice so Flo can stuff her bra. Flo was so matter-of-fact and just gone on about her life as she saw fit. She lived up to 87, she was a remarkable woman and I looked up to her. If she can do it, I can, too!

I don't know what to say because I feel so bad for my aunt and my dear friend. I was led to believe if we check our breast every month and have mammogram and find it early enough then we will be safe from it u know what i mean but not everyone is lucky as your neighbor. And hopefully you too. I am sorry u went thru this. I will keep you in my prayer to stay healthy and live a long life. Thank you for sharing yours with us. here. Hugs to you.

jillio · 08-04-2008, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Matilda

Very true!

Christina's early diagnosis was exactly the same for me 3 years ago. So far, so good.

Glad to hear that! You have almost reached the point of being considered fully cured!

Matilda · 08-04-2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jazzy

I don't know what to say because I feel so bad for my aunt and my dear friend. I was led to believe if we check our breast every month and have mammogram and find it early enough then we will be safe from it u know what i mean but not everyone is lucky as your neighbor. And hopefully you too. I am sorry u went thru this. I will keep you in my prayer to stay healthy and live a long life. Thank you for sharing yours with us. here. Hugs to you.

Thank you.

We just have to be positive! During my ordeal, hubby & I cracked a joke every day and just got on with every-day things.

Matilda · 08-04-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Glad to hear that! You have almost reached the point of being considered fully cured!

Fingers and toes crossed!

jillio · 08-04-2008, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Matilda

Fingers and toes crossed!

And mine are crossed with you. BTW, it has been shown that people who retain their sense of humor through such a tradgedy fare much better with threatment than those who don't. I'm a firm believer in the body/mind connection!

Matilda · 08-04-2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jillio

And mine are crossed with you. BTW, it has been shown that people who retain their sense of humor through such a tradgedy fare much better with threatment than those who don't. I'm a firm believer in the body/mind connection!

True again.

I didn't have that feeling of dread at all when diagnosed, so felt certain that I will be ok.

DVDFreaker · 08-04-2008, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dead money

w0rd

its pretty suprising her career never took off after that as well.

True but she is doing very well in her new TV show Samantha Who?

Jiro · 08-04-2008, 04:35 PM

damn..... to her speedy recovery! i like her. she's funny and attractive

CCfan · 08-04-2008, 11:39 PM

Oh, man! I feel bad for her. I will keep in prayers for her.
She is very cute actress.

Calvin · 08-19-2008, 02:26 PM

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NEW YORK - Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer — the really long view.

Speaking on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the “Samantha Who?” star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She’ll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.

“I’m going to have cute boobs ’til I’m 90, so there’s that,” she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. “I’ll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I’ll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table.”

The 36-year-old actress elected to remove both breasts even though the disease was contained in one breast. She said she is now cancer-free.

Applegate called the operation a logical decision. Her mother battled breast cancer, and she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation linked to breast and ovarian cancer.

“I just wanted to kind of be rid of it,” she said. “So this was the choice I made and it was a tough one.”

The experience has been an emotional roller coaster, she said.

“Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry and I get really like, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes,” she said. “And I think that’s — it’s all part of healing, and anyone who’s going through it out there, it’s OK to cry. It’s OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to.”

The Emmy-nominated “Samantha Who?” star has kept her sense of humor intact.

“I’ve laughed so much in the last three weeks,” she said. “I love living, and I really love my life, and I knew that from this moment on it was only going to be good that was going to be coming. Yeah, I’ll face challenges, but you can’t get any darker than where I’ve been. So knowing that in my soul gave me the strength to just say, ‘I have to get out there and make this a positive.”’

Applegate’s cancer was detected early through a doctor-ordered MRI. She said she’s starting a program to help women at high risk for breast cancer to meet the costs of an MRI, which is not always covered by insurance.

Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour TV special, “Stand Up to Cancer,” to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.

She has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the ABC show “Samantha Who?”, in which she plays a woman who wakes from a coma with no memory of who she is.

Source: Christina Applegate had double mastectomy - MSNBC

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jillio Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,163	Early detection is the key. My maternal grandmother& 2 maternal great aunts all died from breast cancer before mammograms and MRI were available. My mother had a double mastectomy (early detection caught it before it was fatal), her sister had a single mastectomy, and her sister's daughter had a double mastectomy at the age of 40, with chemo and radiation afterward. With that kind of family history, I am very conscious about getting my mammograms every year. Please ladies, do your self exams, and if you find anything the least bit suspicious, call your doctor.

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Jiro YOU DOMESTIC DISSENT! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 7,342	damn..... to her speedy recovery! i like her. she's funny and attractive