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Kathy Bates is getting candid about her cancer journey.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 at age 64 and undergoing a double mastectomy, the American Horror Story alum opted not to have reconstruction surgery to restore her breasts.
“At the age I was, I thought, ‘You know, I really don’t wanna go through that,’” Kathy, 76, told Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler on the Nov. 12 episode of their MeSsy podcast. “I just didn’t wanna go through it. I wasn’t in a relationship, I was older, and I didn’t think that I would be in a relationship. So I was kind of like, ‘Why do I have to?’”
And the Oscar winner—who was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003—had another reason for foregoing the procedure.
“The other thing—this is really weird, maybe—but I had really heavy breasts,” she shared. “They were, like, 10 pounds when they removed them, and I kind of enjoy not having breasts.”
