A nursing friend of mine once joked that the best prevention for breast cancer was breast implants. But this is no laughing matter: more black women are diagnosed every year with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer than our white counterparts. Yet white women receive better quality oncology care than we do.
Actress Christina Applegate, who is best known for her role as the ditsy Kelly Bundy on Married With Children, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 36-year-old producer and star of TV’s Samantha Who?, is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to E! News.
Applegate’s rep released a statement saying:
“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.”
