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Nicole Eggert describes financial strain during breast cancer treatment
Actor Nicole Eggert says breast cancer treatment has caused financial strain while she has been unable to work.
She was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in December 2023 and has since had a double mastectomy, reconstruction and a hysterectomy.
Treatment kept her from committing to acting jobs, which she said could require her to be in treatment three to five days a week.
Eggert is a single parent to two daughters, including a teenager who still lives at home, and says household costs and medical bills continue.
She has had to manage those costs without acting income, while covering everyday expenses such as food and car fuel.
Eggert says support from her community and asking for help have mattered during this period, and she described conversations about the financial impact as important.
Nicole Eggert said breast cancer treatment left her unable to take acting work and without income while her bills continued.
The actress said treatment kept her in and out of appointments three to five days a week.
Eggert described balancing health costs and household responsibilities as a single parent to a teenager.
She said she turned to her community and learned to ask others for help.
Eggert was diagnosed with stage two cribriform carcinoma breast cancer in December 2023.
- Who
- Nicole Eggert, a 54-year-old actress and single parent.
- What
- She described financial strain during breast cancer treatment, including lost income and ongoing bills.
- When
- In an interview published on November 6, 2026. She was diagnosed in December 2023.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Treatment prevented her from committing to acting work, while medical and household expenses continued.
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Eggert began feeling pain in her left breast and said she gained around 25 pounds.
She was diagnosed with stage two cribriform carcinoma breast cancer.
Eggert went public with her diagnosis the month after being diagnosed.
She underwent a full hysterectomy, according to the article.
The Daily Mail published her account of financial strain during treatment.
- Age
- 54
- Diagnosis
- Stage two cribriform carcinoma breast cancer
- Diagnosis date
- December 2023
- Treatment schedule
- Three to five days a week, according to Eggert
- Children
- Daughters aged 28 and 15
- Surgery
- Double mastectomy and reconstruction; full hysterectomy in March 2026
What people are saying
I wasn't gonna have income, and yet the bills don't stop.
In my line of work, I couldn't commit to being on any kind of production because I'm gonna be in treatment and in and out of treatment...three to five, at least, days a week.
You really have to find your community, and you really have to be okay with asking for help or asking other people how they do it and getting tips and tricks and just all the information you can get.
You have to be able to say hey, I'm underwater here. I don't know how I'm gonna do this.