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LOS ANGELES - Actress Christina Applegate reportedly is undergoing treatment
for breast cancer.
Ame Van Iden, publicist for the 36-year-old actress, released the following
statement late Saturday:
"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer.
Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not
life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her
doctorsand will have a full recovery."
Applegate has earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her starring role in
ABC's comedy "Samantha Who?" Applegate plays the title character, a young
career woman who awakens from an eight-day coma remembering nothing about her
past.
The series debuted last October and marked the return to television of
Applegate, who helped establish the upstart Fox network in 1987 as ditzy
teenager Kelly Bundy on "Married ... with Children." The raunchy comedy ran 11
seasons and has been airing in syndication ever since.
She won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2003 for
her portrayal of Amy Green, the younger sister of Jennifer Aniston's character
on "Friends."
Applegate earned a 2005 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway role in "Sweet
Charity."
"I'm really grateful that acting is the job that was chosen for me," Applegate
told The Associated Press in April. "I get really lost when I'm not working.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do with myself. Thank God for dance class and
The New York Times crossword puzzle and `American Idol.' But acting is what I
really have to do."
Applegate is among the celebrities scheduled to appear on the "Stand Up To
Cancer" one-hour television special to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept.
5 to raise funds for cancer research.
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