Christina Applegate, perhaps best known for her breakout tv role in the hilarious and unconventionally witty Married with Children, has been recently diagnosed with very early stage breast cancer.  Her doctors say that she should make a full recovery, and that since it was detected so early on, they can go in and get it out and she should be ok.

This is pretty schocking, because the actress is only 36 years old, but there are cases where women who are in their thirties do get breast cancer, and that is why it is important to be aware of your body, and your breasts, and how they look and feel so that you can keep an eye on them and scope them out for any suspicious lumps, bumps, or sore spots.

Christina’s breast cancer was found so early on because she underwent an MRI, which is magnetic resonance imaging, which scans tissues at a level that the human eye cannot see, and perhaps even a mammogram may miss if it’s a very small spot, so this is why the doctors are so optimistic that they will get it all and she will make a fully recovery. 

Doesn’t mean her battle’s over yet though, she will have to closely watch and monitor her breasts, and probably will have follow ups a couple times a year with doctors, perhaps getting scans regularly, since she did get it at such a young age, and they will want to keep tabs on her in case it develops again. 

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