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Apr 16, 2008 4:55 pm US/Central
'Sex And The City' Star Joins Breast Cancer Fight
(CBS 11 News/AP)
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Cynthia Nixon has joined forces with the breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure and is going public with her own battle with breast cancer.
Nixon, who is reprising her role as Miranda in HBO's "Sex and the City" in an upcoming movie, had a lumpectomy two years ago and then underwent six and a half weeks of radiation. She also helped her mother battle breast cancer.
"As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, knowing my personal risk made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own diagnosis," the 42-year-old actress said in a statement. "I want to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure educate the 1.1 million women around the globe who face a diagnosis each year."
The Dallas-based Komen foundation is known for its Race for the Cure events. CBS 11 and TXA 21 are the official television partners of the 18th annual Komen North Texas Race for the Cure. The Komen North Texas Race for the Cure is a 5K run/walk and a one-mile family fun run being held June 7, in Plano.
Nixon will serve as an ambassador for the organization and will share her cancer experiences in a series of Web videos.
Nixon told a morning news program Tuesday that she didn't want to make her cancer treatment public while she was going through it. "I didn't want paparazzi at the hospital," she said.
According to Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Komen for the Cure, "Over the next 25 years, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 10 million could die from the disease."
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