Miranda McKeon uses her experience to help others.
although Anne with E The alum, 21, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 19 and completed treatment a month after turning 20 in February 2022, recently shared a new update on her health via an Instagram video.
Actress Miranda McKeon talks about how her battle with breast cancer made her stronger
In the video, McKeon explained to her followers that she was about to inject herself with Lupron. According to Breastcancer.org, lupron is commonly used “to reduce the risk of early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer coming back in premenopausal women after surgery and other treatments.”
The website explains that it works by shutting down the ovaries and preventing them from producing estrogen to prevent “hormone receptor-positive breast cancer from growing.”
“I thought I’d kick off breast cancer awareness month by doing this together,” McKeon said in the video as she got ready for the party. She then advised her followers to stop watching if they have a fear of needles and said: “This is the needle I’m injecting into my thigh every month for the next five years.”
McKeon went further into her treatment, saying she’s also been on “the pill for 10 years”, has breast implants and is sporting a “newly fresh Bob after regrowth from chemotherapy”.
Miranda McKeon.
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“I’m in pain with tightness and limited range of motion on my right side because of the 25 rounds of radiation I went through, and my life has changed forever,” she continued.
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The actress explained that she was honest about the process to make young women “more aware that they have the power to take control of their health.” She advised viewers to do breast self-examination from a young age and to become familiar with how their “body feels”.
“I found my lump on my own and it ended up saving my life,” she continued. “I don’t want another young woman to have to go through what I went through.”
McKeon added in the post’s caption that she will use Breast Cancer Awareness Month as an opportunity to talk more about her breast cancer experience through YouTube videos, more Instagram posts and “delving into private journaling.”
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“I took a little break from all the deep thoughts and feelings and let my heart be light for a while,” she wrote. “However, I know I still have a lot of healing to do, and I’m finding ways to let my experience have a place in my life that isn’t triggering, traumatizing, or exhausting. It’s a difficult balance.”
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