Applegate diagnosed with cancer
Updated 13.52 Mon Aug 04 2008
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.
Applegate, 36, is best known for playing Kelly Bundy in the long-running US sitcom Married with Children
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.
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