Emmy Nominated Actress Christina Applegate Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Gay Wired  Aug 03 08

Emmy nominated Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her publicist Ame Van Idin confirmed in a statement Saturday. A spokeswoman for Lee National Denim Day, a national fundraiser to benefit breast cancer programs, Applegate took up the cause after her mother, a breast cancer survivor, beat the disease. Full story...

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