""It was detected in my annual mammogram," Evangelista told the magazine. "The margins were not good, and due to other health factors, without hesitation, because I wanted to put everything behind me and not to have to deal with this, I opted for a bilateral mastectomy. Thinking I was good and set for life. Breast cancer was not going to kill me.""
""In 2022, however, Evangelista felt a lump in her breast and found out that her breast cancer had returned. So she gave her oncologist strict orders: "Dig a hole in my chest. I don't want it to look pretty. I want you to excavate. I want to see a hole in my chest when you're done. Do you understand me? I'm not dying from this."""
Linda Evangelista received a breast cancer diagnosis in 2018 after an annual mammogram and chose a bilateral mastectomy because margins were poor and other health factors influenced the decision. In 2022 she detected a lump and learned the cancer had returned, prompting aggressive surgical instructions to her oncologist. She pursued necessary treatment and now reports a good prognosis despite a high oncotype score indicating recurrence risk. She reflects on surviving severe health challenges, expresses relief and gratitude for being alive, and celebrates the release of her photography book while treating future outcomes as bonuses.
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