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Carla Bruni says she has completed five years of breast cancer treatment
Carla Bruni says she has finished five years of hormone therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2019.
The singer and former French first lady shared her experience in a French television documentary, after keeping her diagnosis private until 2023.
A routine biopsy detected the cancer, and Bruni says regular mammograms helped find it early.
She had surgery and radiotherapy, but did not need a mastectomy or chemotherapy.
She believes she may now be cured but still fears a relapse, including the cancer spreading.
Bruni urges women not to put off screening because they are afraid of a diagnosis.
In France, women aged 50 to 74 are invited to have a mammogram every two years.
Carla Bruni says she has completed five years of hormone therapy after breast cancer treatment.
She says she is probably cured but remains afraid of metastases and a recurrence.
Bruni was diagnosed in October 2019 after a routine biopsy.
She says regular mammograms helped detect the cancer at an early stage.
She shared her experience publicly in a documentary broadcast this week on French channel M6.
- Who
- Carla Bruni, a singer, former model and former first lady of France.
- What
- She says she has completed hormone therapy after breast cancer treatment.
- When
- She was diagnosed in October 2019 and says she has just completed hormone therapy. The documentary aired this week.
- Where
- In the French documentary Cancer: la vie devant, broadcast by M6.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A routine biopsy led to Bruni’s breast cancer diagnosis.
Bruni publicly shared her experience and supported early detection campaigns.
The M6 documentary featuring Bruni’s account was broadcast.
- Diagnosis
- October 2019
- Treatment completed
- Five years of hormone therapy
- Age
- 58
- Documentary
- Cancer: la vie devant
- Broadcaster
- French channel M6
What people are saying
Six years have passed since my diagnosis. I have just finished hormone therapy; I am probably cured now, but I am afraid.
I am afraid of metastases, I am afraid of recurrences.
The smaller the cancer, the lower the danger.
Do not be afraid to get tests.