Give Us Your Words of Encouragement for Christina Applegate!

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In an interview airing Tuesday morning on ABC's "Good Morning America," Christina Applegate declares that she has won her brief battle with breast cancer, but that she had to make the dramatic decision to have both of her breasts removed to increase the chances that it would not return.

Give us your thoughts below on how the actress has dealt with her cancer and your comments may end up on "The Insider" on TV tonight!

"My decision after looking at all the treatment plans that were possibilities for me, the only one that seemed the most logical, and the one that was going to work for me, was to have a bilateral mastectomy," she tells Robin Roberts.

She says she decided to make that decision to increase her chances that the cancer would not return. "I didn't want to go back to the doctors every four months," she says. "I wanted to be rid of it. For me this was the choice I made and it was a tough one."

Although she knows she made the right decision, she still finds her self breaking down at times.

"Sometimes I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry," she says. "It's all a part of healing and anyone who's going through out there, it's okay to cry. It's okay to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to."

But things are looking up for the actress, who says in the interview that she's now cancer free. "Absolutely 100 percent clear and clean," she says. "They got everything out, so I'm definitely not going to die from breast cancer."

The full interview will air on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday at 7 a.m.

Published 8/19/08 by the Insider

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  • Christina, my name is Alan, living in Toronto.
    I have been A big fan since the start of Married with Children, and have followed your career since. You are an inspiration to many with the way you have come forward with your illness and have in turn...
    Anonymous 11/11/08 Reply
  • The hard part is over, but I can't make the statement I know how you feel, none of us can see your tears when you are alone, but as words of encouragement to you being you have survived, that things can only get better for you take care of yourself,...
    Anonymous 10/2/08 Reply
  • Hello Ms. Applegate. What a brave decision you made. I send you much peace and love. Come have a SomaVeda Thai Yoga Massage Protocal session with Dr. Anthony James when you're well enough to travel. Julie James
    Anonymous 8/24/08 Reply
  • Did she already remove both of her breasts. People use natural remedies to stop breast cancer from returning. If she hasn't done it she should look up Dr. Lorraine Day on the internet and get the Japan Barley Green. People use DMSO. There are other...
    Anonymous 8/20/08 Reply
  • Did she already remove both of her breasts. People use natural remedies to stop breast cancer from returning. If she hasn't done it she should look up Dr. Lorraine Day on the internet and get the Japan Barley Green. People use DMSO There are other...
    Anonymous 8/20/08 Reply
  • Who knew America’s beloved young tramp, Kelly Bundy, would grow up to be the perfect women, as having it all. Kidding aside, Ms. Christina Applegate is indeed a wonder. She’s demonstrated immense courage and the fortitude to resolve such a...
    Anonymous 8/20/08 Reply
  • God Bless Christina Applegate. She is dealing with a difficult diagnosis (particularly in her image-conscious career), and I wish her the best. I have always been impressed with her acting abilities, and her level-headedness in general, so I send...
    Anonymous 8/20/08 Reply
  • Thank you for sharing your personal experience. I think it is very important for a woman to take their health into their own hands. I too made the same decision after being diagnosed, without the support of my physician. It was not a difficult...
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • christina you are so beautiful and so talented. god bless you and we are so happy things are going ok.
    nancy moyer/lethbridge, ab. canada
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • I,TOO HAD BILATERAL MASTECTOMIES 3 YEARS AGO, AND THE PEACE IT HAS BROUGHT ME IS BEYOND MEASURE. I NO LONGER HAVE TO GO THROUGH ULTRASOUNDS, BIOPSIES, ETC., AND MOST OF ALL, I KNOW I WILL NOT DIE OF BREAST CANCER. MY MOM STILL HAS HER BREASTS, BUT...
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • Never give up the battle and all my best wishes to a speedy recovery.
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • Christina - congrats and stay strong girl. I'm sending peace, hope, joy and love to you from one young breast cancer survivor (5 yrs now) to another!
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • My thoughts are prayers are with you. I hope you have a speedy recovery!! We share the same last name and think its pretty cool!! Take care and know you have our love and support from all over the world!! oxoxoxoxox
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • Hey CA...I am pulling for you...you got the spirit and determination as a FIGHTER....my prayers are for you...
    Anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
  • Awesome that u believe u did the right thing for u. Stay happy, & healthy! Love Samantha Who, too!
    Liza
    liza1966 8/19/08 Reply
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