{"id":156840,"date":"2025-03-19T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/katie-thurston-opens-up-about-battle-with-breast-cancer-the-worst-feeling-i-ever-felt\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:17:22","slug":"katie-thurston-opens-up-about-battle-with-breast-cancer-the-worst-feeling-i-ever-felt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/katie-thurston-opens-up-about-battle-with-breast-cancer-the-worst-feeling-i-ever-felt\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Thurston Opens Up About Battle With Breast Cancer: &#8216;The Worst Feeling I Ever Felt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last month, <em>Bachelorette<\/em> fans were shocked by the news that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/katie-thurston-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis-says-im-ready-to-fight-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katie Thurston had been diagnosed with breast cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Katie is opening up about her battle like never before.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, Katie reveals the devastation she felt upon receiving her diagnosis, and the ways in which her life has been upended by this unexpected twist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends the Press and Influencer Preview Night at the Paramount Pictures and eOne \" dungeons=\"\" dragons:=\"\" honor=\"\" among=\"\" thieves=\"\" tavern=\"\" experience=\"\" on=\"\" july=\"\" in=\"\" san=\"\" diego=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521641 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1242034511-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katie Thurston attends the Press and Influencer Preview Night at the Paramount Pictures and eOne \u201cDungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u201d Tavern Experience on July 20, 2022 in San Diego, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Daniel Knighton\/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-katie-details-the-moment-her-life-changed\">Katie details the moment her life changed<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt was the worst feeling I ever felt,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/video\/bachelorette-katie-thurston-opens-breast-cancer-battle-119939668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thurston said<\/a> in her first sit-down interview since announcing her diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re so devastated. It\u2019s so shocking. As a 34-year-old woman, you\u2019re not prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katie explained that she initially \u201cbrushed off\u201d the lump that she found on her breast, assuming that it was merely \u201cfrom working out\u201d or her \u201ctime of the month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on to reveal the exact nature of her treatment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the size of my tumor, I have to do chemo first to shrink it down, and then I can have it removed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends Us Weekly And Pluto TV's: Reality TV Stars Of The Year at The Highlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends Us Weekly And Pluto TV's: Reality TV Stars Of The Year at The Highlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521643 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2177900562-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katie Thurston attends Us Weekly And Pluto TV\u2019s: Reality TV Stars Of The Year at The Highlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of her illness came shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/08\/katie-thurston-breaks-down-split-from-john-hersey-we-crashed-and-then-burned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katie got engaged<\/a> to comedian Jeff Arcuri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought we\u2019d be planning a wedding. We thought we\u2019d be trying for a baby. Instead, this year is just dedicated to treatment and getting better<\/p>\n<p>Katie revealed that she\u2019s harvesting her eggs in hopes of starting a family later on, but noted that she and Jeff are also \u201cokay with being a childless couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The heartbreakingly candid interview comes just weeks after Katie shared her diagnosis in an equally blunt Instagram post.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-katie-shares-her-diagnosis-with-the-world\">Katie shares her diagnosis with the world<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends Freeform Hosts 'Halloween Road' Talent And Press Preview Night at Heritage Square Museum on September 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-644x960.jpg 644w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-724x1080.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-805x1200.jpg 805w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-scaled.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends Freeform Hosts 'Halloween Road' Talent And Press Preview Night at Heritage Square Museum on September 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521642 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-644x960.jpg 644w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-724x1080.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-805x1200.jpg 805w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-scaled.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1344207797-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katie Thurston attends Freeform Hosts \u2018Halloween Road\u2019 Talent And Press Preview Night at Heritage Square Museum on September 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have breast cancer,\u201d she wrote. \u201cYesterday I saw all the couples post their Valentines Day celebrations. I felt envious if I\u2019m being honest,\u201d the reality star continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeff took me to Hawaii and after, we were going to travel the world before planting roots together in NYC finally. But instead, my Vday was spent coordinating a place to live as I have to go back to LA for more testing and treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detailing the process of finding out about the disease, Thurston explained to followers that she \u201chad a small lump in my breast around the 10\u2019oclock [sic] spot, adding<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI discovered it myself. Thought maybe it was my period [or] maybe it was muscle soreness from working out. But, eventually, this lump never went away.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends the grand opening of Nick Jonas' new San Diego rooftop restaurant with John Varvatos, Villa One Tequila Gardens on October 07, 2022 in San Diego, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Thurston attends the grand opening of Nick Jonas' new San Diego rooftop restaurant with John Varvatos, Villa One Tequila Gardens on October 07, 2022 in San Diego, California.\" class=\"wp-image-521649 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1431581403-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katie Thurston attends the grand opening of Nick Jonas\u2019 new San Diego rooftop restaurant with John Varvatos, Villa One Tequila Gardens on October 07, 2022 in San Diego, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images for Villa One Tequila Gardens)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said that she \u201cexperienced a range of emotions\u201d during the period between then and now, when she decided to share it with the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespair. Anger. Sadness. Denial. And then strength. Purposeful. Ready. I cried a lot. I tried to even make a video instead of this post and couldn\u2019t,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut one thing I did early on was search [for] other stories like mine. Other young women with breast cancer. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Mastectomy. Pregnancy after breast cancer. All of their stories helped. So I intend to be the same for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katie concluded today\u2019s interview with words of advice for other women, saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t wait. Be proactive. Get checked out. You could be doing yourself a favor in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/katie-thurston-opens-up-about-battle-with-breast-cancer-the-worst-feeling-i-ever-felt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, Bachelorette fans were shocked by the news that Katie Thurston had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, Katie is opening up about her battle like never before. In a new interview with Good Morning America, Katie reveals the devastation she felt upon receiving her diagnosis, and the ways in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-156840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}