Christina Applegate, star of ABC's Samantha Who?, is battling breast cancer. According to a statement released by her rep, the cancer was detected early and is not life-threatening. "Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery," Ame Van Iden said. The news comes just weeks after Applegate earned an Emmy nomination for her work as an amnesiac trying to undo her past misdeeds on Samantha Who?. In addition to continuing to work on her series, Applegate is also scheduled to appear on the Stand Up To Cancer telethon on September 5th. The telethon, which will be simultaneously aired on CBS, NBC and ABC, will also feature Meryl Streep, Sally Field and Jennifer Aniston, among others.
Since the cancer was detected early through a doctor-ordered MRI and Applegate is continuing her work schedule, hopefully the cancer will be easily beat. Here's to a full and speedy recovery.
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8-03-2008 @ 7:47PM
Dwacon said...
Yikes! Sad news... but good to know it was caught early and we're praying that she will be fine.
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8-04-2008 @ 10:05AM
Burroughs said...
Beat this thing girl. We need Samantha Who on for at lest 5-6 more years!
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8-11-2008 @ 7:32AM
lori said...
As a young survivor (42) I know how unbelievable this news can be. I also know that early detection is key and getting that out to everyone is imparative! Good Luck to you and I love the new show.
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8-27-2008 @ 1:34PM
Alek Klein said...
I really hope that she has a fast and easy recovery. I think that she is a wonderful woman for stepping up to ensure that other woman have the chance for early detection like her. If you like her work on Samantha Who? then there is this video that I found that is hilarious. It is at:
http://abc.go.com/primetime/samanthawho/index?pn=index
If you like Christina, then you will love this video!!!
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