Overview
- In a new People interview, the actor recounts her 2000 uterine-cancer diagnosis at age 42.
- She says symptoms persisted for about two years while eight physicians misdiagnosed the illness.
- A radical hysterectomy ended her ability to have children, a loss she describes as a bitter pill.
- Embryo freezing was considered but became impossible once cancer was confirmed, though she says it was ultimately found at an early stage and she felt fortunate.
- She channels the experience into advocacy through Cancer Schmancer and public-health work focused on earlier detection and education.