Amanda Peet has opened up about a "weird" breast cancer symptom that she noticed months before she was diagnosed. As reported by Page Six, she was diagnosed with cancer last fall.
She opened up about her diagnosis back in March, per Page Six. "For many years, I've been told that I have 'dense' and 'busy' breasts—not as a compliment but as a warning that they require extra monitoring."
"I had been seeing a breast surgeon every six months for checkups. The Friday before Labor Day, I went for what I thought would be a routine scan." But it was anything but—she ended up needing a biopsy.
At the time, she described her tumor. "The tumor 'appeared' to be small," she explained.
But now, she's opened up about her "weird" symptom—which ended up being the tumor itself. Speaking to Savannah Guthrie on the Today show, she explained the moment she realized something was off.
"I was in my closet, " she recalled. "I was probably putting something on and I felt a weird—it just didn't feel like normal skin—but it wasn't the frozen pea that everyone talks about."
She continued, "I went and I even got an MRI and then they sent me away... So I thought I had a clean bill of health, but they were actually watching it."
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Here's a Refresher on How to Check for Breast Cancer
It's really important that you check for cancer regularly. Amanda Peet regularly checking in with a surgeon was one of the best things she could have done to catch something early. But, not everyone will have that luxury.
Breast Cancer Now recommends the TLC treatment: Touch, Look, Check:
- TOUCH your whole breast area, including up to your collarbone and armpits. Feel for any lumps or swelling, puckered skin or anything else new or unusual.
- LOOK for any changes, like a rash, dimpled skin, a change in color, nipple changes, unusual liquid from the nipple, or a change in the size or shape of the breast.
- CHECK anything you notice with a doctor. Most breast changes are not cancer, but the sooner breast cancer is found, the more successful treatment is likely to be.
