Christina Applegate Named CNN LKL 'Hero'
(CNN) Christina Applegate, star of 'Samantha Who?', was interviewed on Larry King Live regarding her diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer. Larry King named Applegate a CNN LKL 'Hero', based on her courage in dealing with her diagnosis and her public advocacy for early detection through routine mammograms and self-examination.In the interview, Christina Applegate discusses her choice to undergo a double mastectomy, followed by breast augmentation breast implant surgery.
"These things happen and they become opportunities," Ms. Applegate commented. "In that moment [hearing the diagnosis] there's a great rush to make your life better."
In August of 2008, after Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer, she and her Doctors decided the best course of therapy was to undergo a double mastectomy. Applegate commented that this was the most "logical choice" for her, in light of her family history -- her mother has had breast cancer and cervical cancer -- and she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor-ordered MRI, the cancer was caught before it became life threatening.
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