Baywatch icon Nicole Eggert undergoes mastectomy after invasive breast cancer diagnosis

Baywatchstar Nicole Eggert revealed she underwent a mastectomy in a health update shared on her Instagram page. The actor has been open about her journey and fight against cancer, using her page to document the process of doctors appointments, treatments, and now, her mastectomy.

Nicole revealed last year she finished treatment for Stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with in December 2023. And now, she shared an update with a mirror selfie as she rocked black sports bra a few days after the operation.

Nicole, 53, wrote on her page: "Had a mastectomy with reconstruction on Thursday. How was ur weekend?" The post gained over 6,000 likes.

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When she finished treatment last year, she told People: "There’s a lot of waiting in this and it’s sort of something I didn’t realise and nobody really talks about.

"But the grey area is the hardest because you don’t know what’s happening. When I’m doing treatment, I felt like I was doing something productive.”

Cribriform carcinoma is a rare, typically slow-growing invasive breast cancer characterised by its distinctive cribriform ("sieve-like") pattern of cells under a microscope.

Nicole first thought her breast cancer symptoms were actual symptoms of menopause. She gained 25 pounds in three months and felt "terrible pain" in her left breast. During a self-examination, she discovered the lump.

Upon visiting the doctors, mammograms and biopsies confirmed that she had cancer. Nicole said: “This journey’s been rough for me. This hasn’t been a breezy sail through life. I always read inspirational quotes and corny stuff, but it gets me through it.”

On August 8, Nicola took to her page to share a life update with fans, revealing she underwent scans and felt anxiety about the entire thing.

She said: "That anxiety leading up to it is debilitating, like it’s horrible.I went in today to get my results, and I was for sure going to vomit all over the waiting room. I was shaking. I kept thinking I was going to faint.

"And then I get the results, and thank God, they're clear! So then I’m sobbing. I’m crying and weeping with gratitude and happiness and all the emotions, it’s so up and down. It’s so much on us... It's wild to me how quickly I can get into a dark place before I get the results."

In the caption, she wrote: "I will endeavour to accept my life, it is taking me where I need to go - The promise Of A New Day."

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.

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