diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer in December 2023. Eggert initially believed the symptoms she had been experiencing were due to menopause.During an interview with Fox News Digital, Eggert shared the clues that she overlooked before learning of her diagnosis.“I went for my yearly mammograms and my ultrasounds.
I have dense breast tissue. So I was doing what I was supposed to be doing,” the “Who’s the Boss” alum explained.She continued, “One thing I think back on is that suddenly my bra size — and this is something that recently kind of dawned on me — my bra kept moving and was fitting a little bit lopsided for a long time.“What I thought was, you know, our breast tissue is always growing and changing and as women, our breasts move, and gravity hits and all that.
So, I kind of chalked it up to that,” she added. “And what was actually happening is that the tumor was taking up more space.”“The mass was making that breast bigger.
So that’s why my bra was not fitting properly. That was a clue that I easily overlooked because boobs are weird like that. It’s like feet, they’re not always the same.”“I was at my ideal weight, and I was holding strong, and I was feeling really good,” she recalled. “And then, all of a sudden, no matter what I was doing, I was gaining [weight].