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The Associated Press is reporting that actress Christina Applegate, 36, will begin treatment for breast cancer.
Her publicist, Ame Van Iden, said in a statement Saturday that Applegate's cancer was detected through an MRI ordered by a doctor and is not life-threatening. She expects her to recover fully, according to the article.
Read the AP article about Ms. Applegate here.
She has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the show "Samantha Who?", in which she plays a woman who wakes from a coma with no memory of who she is. Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour television special, "Stand Up To Cancer," to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.
A Web site dedicated to the actress,is asking those interested to donate a star in Applegate's name to StandUp2Cancer.org.
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