Wanda Sykes appears The Ellen DeGeneres Show that will air on Monday. The comedian/actress made surprising announcement: “I had breast cancer.
She says she went in for a breast reduction in February when she first got the news. “I had real big boobs and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat — oh lord,” she said. “I’d carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. 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 [ductal carcinoma in situ] in my left breast,” she continued. “I was very, very lucky because DCIS is basically stage-zero cancer. So I was very lucky.”
She goes on to say, “I had the choice of, you can go back every three months and get it checked. Have a mammogram, MRI every three months just to see what it’s doing,” she explained. “But, I’m not good at keeping on top of stuff. I’m sure I’m overdue for an oil change and a teeth cleaning already.”
There is a long history of cancer on her mother’s side of the family, so Wanda chose to have a bilateral mastectomy.
“I had both breasts removed, because now I have zero chance of having breast cancer.”
Wanda was apprehensive about opening up about the illness. She goes on to say, “I was like, I don’t know, should I talk about it or what? How many things could I have? I’m black, then Lesbian. I can’t be the poster child for everything.”
“At least with the LGBT issues we get a parade, we get a float, it’s a party,” the mother of 2-year-old twins with wife Alex added. “I was real hesitant about doing this, because I hate walking. I got a lot of cancer walks coming up.”
Were happy that Ms. Wanda is healthy and cancer free. Check out a video of a past Ellen and Wanda interview from back in March.
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