Actress Christina Applegate Removes Her Breasts, Ovaries And Fallopian Tubes To Prevent Cancer

Applegate, 45, was diagnosed with breast cancer nine years ago, and she had a double mastectomy to treat it. The same year she was diagnosed, her cousin was killed by ovarian cancer.

Since the star, who has a 6-year-old daughter, is BRCA positive, which means a person is more likely to develop ovarian and breast cancers, she decided to have another procedure to decrease her chances of dying from cancer.

Applegate told NBC that taking control of the situation and getting the procedure provided her with a sense of relief.