Christina will lose both her breasts in cancer battle

Posted by heatworld on Friday 08 Aug 2008

Filed under: Christina Applegate

Last week, we revealed that actress Christina Applegate had confirmed she was suffering from breast cancer – and now she has been advised by doctors to have both her breasts removed. The 36-year-old actress, who you may recognise from films such as Anchorman and The Sweetest Thing, is taking the drastic step because it is her best chance to combat the disease. The star's rep confirmed, "The operation was the ultimate preventive measure. Her doctors were taking no chances that the cancer could spread to the other breast even if only one breast was initially involved in the diagnosis." Christina's mother is a two-time breast cancer survivor, and she underwent the double mastectomy operation back in the 70s. Christina is clearly taking the advice of her doctors and being incredibly brave about the whole thing. heatworld hopes she makes a full and speedy recovery.