12 April 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nKatie Thurston no longer needs chemotherapy after getting a second opinion about her breast cancer.<\/p>\n
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Katie Thurston’s breast cancer diagnosis has changed<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Bachelorette’ star previously revealed her breast cancer had spread to her liver and is classed as stage 4 and although she was due to start chemotherapy, a biopsy on her breast, lymph node and liver confirmed her cancer is HER2-negative and she can proceed with an alternative treatment plan.<\/p>\n
\nShe explained in an Instagram video: “Imagine you are 24 hours away from starting your first chemotherapy treatment, you have a port installed, you have a chemo bag ready to go, and then you get a call from your doctor that says, \u2018Hold on’ …<\/p>\n
\n“…Why\u2019s this important? Because of the type of cancer I have, this actually allows for an alternative treatment plan. This means no chemo. I now have the option to do hormone-blocking therapy instead of chemotherapy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n“I\u2019ll be taking a drug called Kisqali, which is a targeted oral therapy, Letrozole, which is an anti-estrogen pill, and Zoladex, which is a once-a-month shot that will shut down my ovaries and help reduce estrogen. The current approach that we\u2019re taking is going to give me the best chance at long-term control with less side effects.<\/p>\n
\n“Could I need chemo in the future? Maybe. If this treatment stops working or if the cancer grows again, it\u2019s an option we\u2019ll revisit. We will closely monitor the treatment plan and make sure it\u2019s working for my body.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nPreviously, Katie explained she had undergone IVF treatment ahead of starting her planned chemotherapy.<\/p>\n
\nShe told Us Weekly magazine: “Chemo does impact your reproductive health. It does raise the risk of you not being able to conceive.<\/p>\n
\n“Knowing that we wanted kids in the future, we thought, \u2018OK, let\u2019s do IVF just to have that option.\u2019 We dedicated two weeks before doing anything else breast cancer-wise to doing IVF…<\/p>\n
\n“[Some] doctors almost frown upon it or they want to put fear in you and say, \u2018No, you need to take care of this cancer.\u2019 So a lot of women don\u2019t even know that you can take 10 days to dedicate time to your reproductive health and your future family plans. We were able to retrieve 17 eggs and of those 17, six became embryos.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThurston praised her husband Jeff Arcuri for supporting her throughout the process, saying: \u201cHe’s been to every single appointment with me so far. He’s done every single shot that’s involved with IVF.”<\/p>\n
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