Latest Channel 4 News:
Coma man's discovery 'like rebirth'
Boy, 13, spent 11 days on US subway
Motorway body blaze murderer jailed
Cautious welcome for bills shake-up
Faryl performance sparks court case

Applegate diagnosed with cancer

Updated on 04 August 2008

Source ITN

Christina Applegate is battling an early form of breast cancer, her publicist said.

The disease was detected through an MRI ordered by a doctor but is not life-threatening, Ame Van Iden said in a statement.

She said: "She is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."

Applegate, 36, is best known for playing Kelly Bundy in the long-running US sitcom Married with Children.

She was nominated last month for an Emmy award for her role as an amnesia sufferer in TV comedy Samantha Who?.

She also received a Golden Globe nomination for the show.

Her mother battled both breast and cervical cancer, and she has been an advocate for breast cancer research.

© Independent Television News Limited 2008. All rights reserved.

These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same.

Send this article by email


Watch the Latest Channel 4 News

Watch Channel 4 News when you want

Latest Arts & Entertainment news

Nowhere boy

John Lennon (credit:Getty images)

Sam Taylor-Wood's biopic on John Lennon opens in Liverpool.

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

What makes shoestring budget horror films so popular?

Museum revamp

The Ashmolean museum

The Ashmolean museum reopens after renovation.

U2 live online

image

U2 join the internet age and stream their latest gig live online.

Olympic art

Olympic art

The artworks to represent the UK at the 2012 London Olympics.

Jane Bown's portraits

The beatles (credit:Jane Bown)

60 years of portraits from the veteran Observer photographer.

Lost Guthrie recordings

Woody Guthrie (credit:Getty Images)

Woody Guthrie masters found in New York basement.

Jammin' with Led Bib

image

Jon and Krishnan play with Mercury nominees Led Bib.

Most watched

Most watched

Find out what's getting people clicking online this week.




Channel 4 © 2009. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.