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      • She has a family history of breast cancer and was tested positive for the BRCA1 gene. The BRCA1 gene is responsible for most cases of recurring breast cancers. At age 36 and at the peak of her career, Christina discovered that she had breast cancer.
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  2. Sep 30, 2008 · Actress Christina Applegate opens up about her battle with breast cancer and double mastectomy. Plus, a renowned oncologist answers women's health questions. OPRAH.COM

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  3. Mar 27, 2024 · Christina Applegate became cancer-free after undergoing a double mastectomy in 2008, and on a new episode of Armchair Expert, she spoke candidly about her cancer journey.

  4. Sep 19, 2013 · Christina was sitting in this very spot when she learned she had cancer. An MRI had revealed something "funky" in her left breast, and a biopsy confirmed that the mass was malignant.

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  5. Mar 27, 2024 · Christina Applegate is opening up about learning hard lessons when she had breast cancer in 2008. The Dead to Me actress stopped by Dax Shephard’s Armchair Expert podcast where she...

  6. Just a few months before she learned she herself had breast cancer, the actor got a shocking insight into the struggles faced by other young women who are also at high risk for the disease...

  7. Jun 17, 2020 · Applegate began getting mammogram screenings at age 30 because she has the BRCA gene mutation which dramatically increases a womans chance of getting breast cancer. She has a family history with the disease, likely related to inherited BRCA mutations, and in 2008, doctors caught her breast cancer early.

  8. In an article in Women’s Health, Christina Applegate speaks out about her breast cancer survival story. She talks about finding out that she had breast cancer, facing the news and the public, her recovery, and life after breast cancer. Read the full article here: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19911880/christina-applegate-interview/