Thread: Miss DC: Breast Surgery Will Save My Life

"Kelly Bundy" did the same thing.

Okay, correction. The actress had a double mastectomy after they found cancer in one breast.

On August 3, 2008, People magazine reported that Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer. This was confirmed by her representative who said in a statement, "Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early stage 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. No further statement will be issued at this time." On August 19, 2008, it was announced that Applegate was cancer free after a double mastectomy, even though cancer was found in only one breast. She has an inherited genetic trait, a BRCA1 mutation, which often triggers breast cancer. Her mother, Nancy Priddy, is a breast cancer survivor. Applegate said when she first was diagnosed, "I was just shaking and then also immediately, I had to go into 'take-care-of-business-mode' which included a change to a more healthy diet."

From Christina Applegate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

She doing it to SAVE HER LIFE.

I'll take life over having breasts, and then dying.

I know people that find out their Cancer too late. We know what happened.

Good on anyone fights and beats Cancer. Cancer is a nasty evil.

Buddy of mine was given a death sentence of 2 years to live, last year.

My grandfather was given six months. He told the doctor to go to hell and lived another year.

None of us are getting out of this alive, but I don't want to face cancer. With my daily commute on 81? An auto accident is one likely exit. Lol No pun intended.

I'd bet most would prefer some variation on "of old age and in my sleep."

Christina Applegate did the same thing. Her mother got breast cancer in one breast, so she had it removed. A couple years later, she got cancer in her other breast, so that was removed, too. Christina was diagnosed with cancer in one breast, so she preemptively had them both removed. Which, in this day, isn't so bad. She got to pick out her breasts (implants).

Edit: I just saw Curts second post. Spot on, man.