Nicole Eggert looked effortlessly chic in a tailored black blazer and dark jeans while attending the Los Angeles premiere of After Baywatch: Moment on Monday.
While walking the red carpet at The Bungalow in Santa Monica, the actress, best known for playing Summer Quinn on the hit series Lifeguard, exuded elegance in her timeless look.
The 52-year-old star accessorized her ensemble with a pair of glamorous statement earrings and a delicate gold necklace.
She is currently battling stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer.
At the event, she gave an update on her health and spoke about the “most difficult” part of her treatment.
Nicole Eggert looked effortlessly chic in a tailored black blazer and dark jeans while attending the Los Angeles premiere of After Baywatch: Moment on Monday.
“I’m doing well,” Eggert told People. “I’m kind of in a gray area and I’ve finished my treatment, waiting for more imaging tests and hopefully maybe surgery.”
She continued: “And there’s a lot of waiting involved in this and it’s something that I didn’t really realize and that no one really talks about.”
“But the grey area is the hardest because you don’t know what’s going on and when I’m in treatment I feel like I’m doing something productive,” the artist added. “So I felt positive and I was like, well, I’m doing something positive. And now that it’s nothing, I’m like, well, wait a minute. We have to get this out in the open. So it’s frustrating.”
Amid her battle with cancer, the mother of two said she is keeping busy by working “with a shaman” and doing “a lot of guided imagery.”
“I’ve taken some of Jeremy’s (Jackson) classes. He teaches workshops on breathing,” she explained.
To stay positive, she tries to do “whatever” she can to “distract herself.”
As for how her daughters Dilyn, 25, and Keegan, 13, are handling her diagnosis, the actress said they have taken it “really well.”
“I mean, they kept me on my toes,” she said. “My 13-year-old didn’t give me any special treatment. They were always like, ‘Mom, give me that, come on here, let’s do that.'”
The actress became a fan favourite after playing Roberta ‘Summer’ Quinn in 44 episodes of Baywatch at the height of its popularity in the early 90s; pictured in 1992.
Eggert went on to thank her daughters for keeping her “going” and her life “bright.”
He noted that through his treatments, “he has been treated as if nothing is changing” and that the “days remain the same” as before his diagnosis.
Earlier this month, she told People that working as a producer on After Baywatch gave her a “purpose.”
“Having a young daughter and this project has been a great motivation for me to not just sit around thinking about my health and well-being. It’s giving me a purpose,” she said. “It keeps me motivated every day. I believe that the timing of life always has a reason. It’s been a great distraction and my daughters have kept me on my toes.”
While walking the red carpet at The Bungalow in Santa Monica, the actress, who is best known for playing Summer Quinn on the hit series Lifeguard, exuded elegance in her timeless look.
The 52-year-old star accessorized her ensemble with a pair of glamorous statement earrings and a delicate gold necklace.
She rose to fame playing Roberta “Summer” Quinn across 44 episodes of Baywatch at the height of its popularity in the early 1990s.
The actress made the difficult decision to shave her hair in March and captured the moment she did it with the help of her daughter.
Eggert, who first revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in December, said Inside edition who had just learned that doctors had detected more diseases as he underwent treatment.
She said she regrets not checking her breasts regularly and that the tissue from the breast implants she had placed at age 19 made it harder to detect any abnormalities in her chest.
The star admitted that after gaining about 25 pounds and experiencing pain in her left breast beginning in October, she underwent a mammogram and three biopsies, which resulted in a diagnosis of stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer.
At the event, she gave an update on her health and spoke about the “hardest” part of her treatment; seen last month
She said: ‘When I felt it, my heart sank and I thought, ‘Oh my God. No one could look after me, so I went to every breast centre. It’s horrible because every day and every minute that goes by, you know it’s growing.’
Just a month later, a mammogram finally confirmed her fears: Eggert had stage 2 breast cancer.
“My heart dropped, I lost my hearing, everything collapsed. It’s called invasive cribriform carcinoma. It’s very rare,” she explained.
“Self-examinations, I assure you, make me feel sorry for myself. It’s the only thing I should have been doing.”
The actress revealed that the tissue in her breast implants made self-examination difficult, adding: “If I didn’t have them and I had my smaller, natural breasts, I’m sure I would have felt it a lot sooner.”
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, affecting more than two MILLION women each year.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. In the UK, there are more than 55,000 new cases each year and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it affects 266,000 women each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancer cell that develops in the lining of a duct or lobule of one of the breasts.
When breast cancer has spread to surrounding tissue, it is called “invasive.” Some people are diagnosed with “carcinoma in situ,” in which no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in people over 50, but sometimes younger women are also affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, although this is rare.
Staging tells you how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage, and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
Cancer cells are classified from low grade, meaning slow growth, to high grade, meaning fast growth. High grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have been treated for the first time.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumor originates from an abnormal cell. It is not known for certain why a cell becomes cancerous. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This causes the cell to become abnormal and multiply “out of control.”
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the likelihood, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The first common symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid-filled cysts, which are benign.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads is to the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this happens, a swelling or lump will form in the armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial evaluation: Your doctor examines your breasts and armpits. You may have tests such as a mammogram, a special X-ray of breast tissue that can indicate the possibility of tumors.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess whether it has spread. These may include blood tests, an ultrasound of your liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options that may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormonal treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments is used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumor.
- Radiation therapy: Treatment that uses high-energy rays aimed at cancer tissue. This kills cancer cells or stops them from dividing. It is mainly used together with surgery.
- Chemotherapy: Treatment of cancer using anticancer drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from dividing.
- Hormonal treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the “female” hormone called estrogen, which can stimulate cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments that reduce the level of these hormones or prevent their action are commonly used in patients with breast cancer.
How successful is the treatment?
The prognosis is better for patients who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumor at an early stage may offer a good chance of cure.
Routine mammography offered to women aged 50 to 71 means more breast cancers are diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information, visit breastcancernow.org or call their toll-free helpline at 0808 800 6000