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Apr 16, 2008 1:08 pm US/Pacific
'Sex' Star Goes Public With Breast Cancer Battle
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Actress Cynthia Nixon attends the 60th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall June 11, 2006 in New York City.
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Cynthia Nixon has joined forces with the breast cancer organization
Susan G. Komen for the Cure and is going public with her own battle
with breast cancer.
Nixon, who is reprising her role as Miranda in HBO's "Sex and the
City" in an upcoming movie, had a lumpectomy two years ago and then
underwent six and a half weeks of radiation. She also helped her mother
battle breast cancer.
"As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, knowing my personal
risk made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own
diagnosis," the 42-year-old actress said in a statement. "I want to
help Susan G. Komen for the Cure educate the 1.1 million women around
the globe who face a diagnosis each year."
The Dallas-based Komen foundation is known for its Race for the Cure events.
Nixon will serve as an ambassador for the organization and will share her cancer experiences in a series of Web videos.
She told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that she didn't
want to make her cancer treatment public while she was going through
it. "I didn't want paparazzi at the hospital," she said.
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