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“Baywatch” star Nicole Eggert treats every day like a gift after years of battling breast cancer.
Eggert spoke to Fox News Digital on Skid Row in Los Angeles about her current health as she gave back, alongside the Los Angeles Mission and Hope the Mission, during Thanksgiving week.
The star said she was grateful to be able to celebrate the holiday by volunteering and happy to have her two daughters under the same roof for the holiday.
Nicole Eggert provided an update on her health to Fox News Digital while volunteering with the Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row. (Getty Images)
“I get to be here. That I have a vacation. Every day is like a gift now, and…my other daughter will be coming from New York. So we’ll all be together, and there’s nothing like having both of your kids under the same roof at the same time. It’s magical,” Eggert said.
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Eggert has two daughters, Dilyn and Keegan. Eggert told Fox News Digital that having her daughter, Dilyn, with her while she gave back wasn’t just important to her — it was necessary.
“I can be here. That I have a vacation. Every day is like a gift now.”
“Well, giving back is always important. It’s just necessary. So, I like that she can participate, and she likes that. She’s a good kid, and you know, we can get caught up in our privileged lives and so I think it’s always important to look around and take care of your city,” Eggert said.
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For the first time, the Los Angeles Mission and Hope the Mission will serve side by side on Skid Row: a historic collaboration bringing together two leading missions to pursue a common goal with greater reach and commitment.
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In 2023, Eggert was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer. In August, she revealed that she had undergone surgery to combat her breast cancer.
Nicole Eggert serves meals at the Los Angeles Mission + Hope the Mission Thanksgiving Meal Service on November 26. (Robin L. Marshall/Getty Images)
Dilyn Eggert and Nicole Eggert volunteered on November 26. (Robin L. Marshall/Getty Images)
“I had a mastectomy with reconstruction on Thursday. How was your weekend?” Eggert posted on Instagram. In the caption of her post, she added the hashtags #breastcancer #breastcancerawarness #feelyourselfup and tagged the Instagram page of Dr. Kyle Song of South Coast Plastic Surgery.
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Eggert told Fox News Digital that she is currently in good health.
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“I’m doing well right now. I tested negative for any illness. So, it’s fabulous. It’s a month-to-month thing. So it’s like I have a clean bill of health, and then I enjoy the rest of the month, and then we start again. So you know, it never ends. It’s always this journey. But I’m not complaining. So far, everything still looks good and the markers are clear,” Eggert said.
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Eggert first revealed his diagnosis during a January 2024 interview with Popular magazine. The “Charles in Charge” star said she first felt pain in her left breast and gained 25 pounds in three months.
Believing these were symptoms of menopause, she was surprised to discover a lump during a self-exam in October. Eggert’s doctors diagnosed her with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer in early December 2023.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, most cribriform carcinomas breast cancer the cases are estrogen receptor positive, occurring when “high levels of estrogen in breast cancer cells help the cancer grow and spread.”
Nicole Eggert has been battling breast cancer for several years. (Olivia Wong/WireImage)
After receiving her diagnosis, Eggert underwent her first mastectomy and lymph node removal. The actress completed chemotherapy in July 2024 and received radiation therapy.
During a December 2024 interview with Fox News Digital, Eggert explained that she would undergo a second mastectomy and breast reconstruction as the next steps in her treatment plan.
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As a result of these surgeries, Eggert said she will have a hysterectomy or begin hormone therapy, which will require a monthly estrogen injection for the next ten years, in addition to the two oral medications she will have to take for the next five years.
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“There are a lot of things that go into that,” she explained. “Mastectomy is strange. I kind of started out thinking that they were just going to take the breast tissue out, and you get over the stitches and the scars and, that’s it. But there’s so much more, because they touch so many nerves. So this feeling and getting used to it is very weird.
“And then lymph node removal is much more painful than mastectomy,” she continued. “Much more complicated and affects the body much more. So, I wasn’t really prepared for that because they didn’t mention that they removed the lymph nodes.
Nicole Eggert played the role of Summer Quinn on two seasons of “Baywatch.” Pamela Anderson played CJ Parker for five seasons. (Getty Images)
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“It’s something I had to figure out for myself,” Eggert added. “You know, from my bed I say, ‘What’s wrong with me?’ And it’s figuring it all out and then finding solutions that work for my body and trying everything over and over again until something works.”
