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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:31 AM
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Wanda Sykes Had Breast Cancer and Double Mastectomy
Wanda Sykes has come out about having breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy earlier this year and will reportedly alk about it during an interview to air Monday Sept. 26 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. According to People, the cancer was found after she had undergone breast reduction.

"This was in February. I went for the reduction. I had real big boobs and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat … Oh lord. I’d carry a Tide stick everywhere I go," she quips. "My back was sore so it was time to have a reduction. It wasn't until after the reduction that in the lab work, the pathology, that they found that I had DCIS in my left breast. I was very, very lucky because DCIS is basically stage-zero cancer. So I was very lucky."

Sykes, 47, has a history of breast cancer in her family, so she opted to have a bilateral mastectomy.
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Glad it was caught early. Never heard a word about this.




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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:32 AM
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1. Glad they caught it early...knr and good vibes to Wanda!
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:33 AM
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2. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Wanda!
I'm glad they found her cancer early. :thumbsup:

K&R
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:35 AM
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3. please be well, ms sykes. nt
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:37 AM
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4. Wow...what good fortune to find it in time...Wanda Sykes is one funny lady...
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Wounded Bear Donating Member (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:38 AM
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5. Wow....best wishes Ms. Sykes....
Nit surprising we haven't heard of this, she deserves her privacy. Now that she's publicly discussing it, it begs discussion.

She was always a funny lady, though I didn't always care for her delivery style.

I hope her discussing this will help other women get over the residual stigmas attached to this deadly disease and get the proper testing needed. Early detection is key.

Again, best wishes for a long life and happiness to Wanda. You go girl!

:thumbsup:
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Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 07:30 PM
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20. Uh, you might want to rethink
Edited on Fri Sep-23-11 07:30 PM by Missy Vixen
>I hope her discussing this will help other women get over the residual stigmas attached to this deadly disease and get the proper testing needed. Early detection is key.<

Detection is not the only problem. With over 50 million people across the USA who do not have health insurance (and untold millions who can't afford to use theirs due to deductibles and co-pays,) early detection has nothing to do with a cure.

"Residual stigma" has nothing to do with a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, either. It's all about bankrupting one's family.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:54 AM
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6. What a sense of humor!
She's a gem. I wish her health and long life.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 10:55 AM
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7. Good news that they found it in time.
My sister in law died of breast cancer 5 years ago.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:24 PM
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8. So glad she caught it early.
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ellisonz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:32 PM
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9. Best Wishes to Wanda! A Beautiful Woman, A Great Comedian, and A Fine Actress!
Wanda on Curb Your Enthusiasm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6OnHve0JO0
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Jakes Progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:35 PM
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10. Thank Goddess that she will still be with us.
Wanda is good people.
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:36 PM
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11. God bless her, I lover her work.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:37 PM
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12. Even in her illness she is humorous for us. Love her.
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ThatsMyBarack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:54 PM
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13. I wish THIS for Wanda:
That she has insurance actually willing to pay (at least the greater part of) for her treatment so she doesn't go bankrupt!
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 06:01 PM
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15. Something tells me the bills won't be a problem for her.
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 06:03 PM
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18. AFAIK, Screen and Television Actors Guild Insurance is really good.
If you've worked at all in the last year, you're set.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 05:55 PM
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14. Get well soon Wanda
Hope they got all of it
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 06:02 PM
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16. I love Wanda.
n/t
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 06:03 PM
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17. Man, all the best, hope she recovers quickly and fully.
Wanda's great. Really, really funny woman.
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 06:43 PM
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19. I'm glad they caught it early.
Christian Applegate had a double mastectomy a few years ago too.
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