Long an activist against breast cancer, Christina Applegate, 36, was recently diagnosed with the disease during a routine MRI. The cancer was discovered early, and doctors expect her to make a full recovery.
Applegate, whose mother battled both breast and cervical cancer, has been an advocate for breast cancer research. She rose to fame in the 1980s on "Married ... With Children," won an Emmy for a guest role as Jennifer Aniston's sister on "Friends," and now plays an amnesiac in her own sitcom, "Samantha Who?"
I'm a fan of Christina's, not so much from the early "Married With Children" years, where her character was a teenage sexpot who was dumber than a box of hammers. And I wish I could say that I'm addicted to "Samantha Who?", but from the minute I saw those ads, I was instantly uninterested. But what I like about Christina is that all those years on MWC were clearly a training ground for a fine sense of comedy--in addition to being attractive, she's also funny, and has no qualms about making fun of herself in the service of comedy. The role on "Friends" was a delight, as was the raunchy but hilarious and sweet "The Sweetest Thing." (Not a family-friendly movie, but one with an amazingly simple scene rendered sweetly and creatively by Christina and then real-life husband Johnathon Schaech (they divorced last year).
She also played a memorable role in the classic Will Ferrell comedy "Anchorman," as Veronica Corningstone, proving herself opposite one of the most shamlessly spontaneous comedians of today.
Christina's personal life previously hit the news earlier this summer, when her boyfriend, Lee Grivas, 26, was found dead from an apparent drug overdose.
And now, as a public service announcement dedicated to Christina's recovery, the cast of the Daily Show stands up to cancer.
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I just recently had a bi-lateral masectomy and started my first chemo treatment 10 days ago. Although my breast cancer was invasive it was caught early and the chemo treatments are to kill those micro cancer cells that cannot be seen in the body. I chose to have the other breast removed as the family history with breast cancer is very very long and I plan on living to a ripe old age. I was back to work after two weeks of surgery and have continued to work throughout this ordeal and although it has been tough it is what keeps us going. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO ALL YOU OUT THERE AND YOU WILL SURVIVE.
Christina made the correct decision. I wish you all the best from Vancouver Canada.
To all of the many women whom I have spoken with who chose not to be screened because you are afraid of the results - TRUST ME IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.
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