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Bettyna Salazar says she will begin chemotherapy after mastectomy
Mexican actress and comedian Bettyna Salazar will begin chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer.
She had a mastectomy on her left breast in Mexico City.
Salazar first received a cancer diagnosis in 2015, and doctors found a new mass during a check-up in September 2026.
Initial tests found no cancer cells in her armpit lymph nodes, but the final tissue results led doctors to recommend chemotherapy.
Salazar had said she hoped to avoid chemotherapy and use an oral medicine instead.
She says she will continue working while receiving treatment.
Bettyna Salazar says she will begin a cycle of chemotherapy after a mastectomy to treat breast cancer.
She said she plans to continue working during treatment.
The decision followed the final examination of tissue removed during surgery, according to Infobae.
Earlier assessments found no cancer cells in her axillary lymph nodes, and Salazar had hoped to avoid chemotherapy.
Infobae gives conflicting surgery timing: its opening says the mastectomy was in November 2026, while its account says the operation took place on October 7.
- Who
- Bettyna Salazar, an actress and comedian.
- What
- She announced that she will begin chemotherapy after a mastectomy for breast cancer.
- When
- She announced the decision in a statement reported on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- The operation was at a hospital in Mexico City. She shared her announcement through her digital channels.
- Why
- The final pathology findings led to chemotherapy being added to her treatment plan.
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Salazar attended a routine medical appointment in Mexico City, where doctors found an abnormal mass in her left breast.
Salazar said doctors estimated a 10 percent chance that the mass was benign while awaiting laboratory results.
Tests confirmed the presence of tumor cells.
Infobae's account says Salazar underwent surgery on her left breast; the article's opening instead dates the mastectomy to November 2026.
Infobae reported that Salazar announced she would begin chemotherapy.
- Treatment
- A cycle of chemotherapy after mastectomy
- Cancer location
- Left breast
- Surgery date
- October 7, 2026, according to the article's detailed account; its opening says November 2026
- Earlier diagnosis
- 2015
- Age
- 56
- Operation location
- Hospital in Mexico City
What people are saying
The adventure continues! Now we are going for a cycle of chemotherapy, one more step on this path to fully recovering my health.
And as I always tell you, my life does not stop or change. I will keep working as usual and continue my treatment alongside it.
I don't want chemo.
I came back to life.