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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Drew Barrymore had a breast cancer "scare"

    The 50-year-old star revealed that she recently had an "emergency biopsy" following a "bad mammogram" as she discussed the disease with comedian Tig Notaro - who underwent a double mastectomy in 2016 after being diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer.


    Speaking on Monday's (03.11.25) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the 50 First Dates star said: "This is the thing I've wanted to risk talking about on this show because - I recently had a scare.

    "I'm completely fine, but I did get a bad mammogram and I got taken into that room and then I had an emergency biopsy and I waited those five days."

    Drew also revealed that she was touched by Notaro's recent documentary Come See Me in the Good Light - which follows celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and her wife Megan Falley as they navigate life following the former's terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis.

    She said: "I have been wanting to discuss a certain subject on this show, and I did not know how. It is a very tough one to approach.

    "But, having seen your documentary, I feel like I might be able to start scratching the surface here because of what you guys were brave enough, bold enough and smart enough to put out into the world, which is clearly being embraced, so I think that also gives us a little more confidence."

    Barrymore added: 'This documentary also gives you such an intimate portrait not only of these people's lives, but what the journey of going through cancer is like, and it is not heavy. There's a confidence, a courage, a strength, a reality, a humanity."

    Meanwhile, Drew turned 50 earlier this year and revealed that she does not plan to have any cosmetic surgery.

    The Charlie's Angels star said: "I haven't done anything and I want to try and stay that way... but I also am like, do whatever works for you. The only thing I do know is don't judge other people because they do things differently.

    "We're all on our own path and we have to support each other. I see a lot of turkey neck or I have a lot of other time where I'm like, 'Oh Wow, we're there now.'"

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