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Constance Zimmer is looking back at a difficult chapter.

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Love Story star reflected on navigating her private battle with breast cancer while promoting the Hulu series earlier this year.

“I never thought I’d be honoring it with my own story,” Zimmer admitted in her Oct. 4 Instagram post. “On March 13th when I was away from home—I heard these words from my doctor over Zoom: ‘You have DCIS, also referred to as Stage 0 breast cancer.'”

“The silence was deafening,” she continued. “First, I had to call my husband and get home to tell our daughter in person. The mental toll that followed was overwhelming on certain days as I began talking to many more doctors than I would’ve liked.

The 55-year-old—who shares daughter Colette Lamoureux, 18, with husband Russ Lamoureux—said the most suggested course of action would be a mastectomy, a procedure to remove all or part of her breast.

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“What if that’s not what I want? What if I want to save my boob instead?” she recalled thinking. After speaking with a breast cancer surgeon, Zimmer learned she could instead undergo a lumpectomy to conserve as much healthy tissue as possible. “She was the first doctor to make me feel like what I wanted mattered and that made me weep with joy.”

“It did take 3 surgeries—3 weeks in a row, but she did it,” the Entourage alum confirmed. “She saved my breast and it looks good too!”

Around that same time, Zimmer—who plays Carolyn Bassette Kennedy‘s mom, Ann MessinaFreeman, opposite Sarah Pidgeon—noted she was also promoting Love Story, which also stars Paul Anthony Kelly, Naomi Watts, Grace Gummer and more.

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“I was out on a very public press tour for Love Story, while keeping my diagnosis and treatment private,” she added. “I then followed my surgeries with radiation, while celebrating my Emmy Nomination.” (She earned a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.)

Although it was a devastating journey for Zimmer, she is in a better place today.

“I’m grateful to be CANCER FREE,” she emphasized. Looking back at her journey, she concluded, “From hospital gowns to Emmy glamour, this was one hell of a ride.”

For more celebrities who’ve shared insight into their own cancer journeys, keep reading.

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Colin EgglesfieldThe All My Children alum announced in January 2025 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his third cancer diagnosis throughout his life.Despite the devastating news, he announced (for the third time) in February 2025 he was cancer-free following successful surgery and treatments.“Remember, you’re not defined by any of your challenges,” he wrote in his February 2025 Instagram update. “You’re grander than it all. I’m not my fear, my anxiousness or my scars but I embrace it all because the only way to transform it is to own it.”

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Gerry TurnerThe former Golden Bachelor star shared in December 2024 that he had been diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a bone cancer.”Unfortunately, there’s no cure for it,” Gerry noted to People at the time. “So that weighs heavily in every decision I make. It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn’t want to admit to it.”

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Ariana Madix”I had to have a lil bit o’cancer removed from my body and lymph nodes biopsied,” the Vanderpump Rules star revealed to fans at the close of 2018. “(In the clear now!)”

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Christina ApplegateThe Up All Night star was declared“100-percent clear” of breast cancer in 2008 after treatment and a double mastectomy.

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Jim BeaverThe actor, known for roles in The Boys and Supernatural, shared on Feb. 3, 2023, that he had battled prostate cancer for years and was cancer-free.

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Marcia CrossThe Desperate Housewives star revealed to fans in September 2018 that she survived anal cancer. “After posting a picture of myself here and uttering the words #cancer and #hairloss, I feel liberated, deliriously free and completely me,” she shared on Instagram.

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Dustin HoffmanThe two-time Oscar winner underwent successful treatment for cancer, and his rep confirmed to E! News that doctors deemed Hoffman “surgically cured” in 2013.

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Hugh JackmanThe X-Men star was treated for his third basal cell carcinoma back in 2014, and after his third treatment, Jackman’s rep told E! News that he’s “all good” now.In April 2023, Hugh had two biopsies for additional basal cell carcinoma. At the time, he told fans, “If I can just take this opportunity to remind you summer is coming for those of us in the northern hemisphere, please wear sunscreen.”

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Camille GrammerThe former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star celebrated one year of being cancer-free in January in 2015. The mother of two was diagnosed with endometrial cancer back in 2013 and underwent a radical hysterectomy.Then, in 2017, Camille had surgery to remove Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.

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Gordon RamsayAlongside a pair of photos that show a line of stitches running from the bottom of his ear to his jaw, which he later covered with a bandage, the British celebrity chef shared that he underwent a procedure to treat skin cancer.“Grateful and so appreciative for the incredible team at The Skin Associates and their fast reactive work on removing this Basal Cell Carcinoma,” Gordon wrote on Instagram August 2025. “Please don’t forget your sunscreen this weekend.”“I promise you it’s not a face lift,” he added. “I’d need a refund…”

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Cobie SmuldersThe Avengers: Age of Ultron actress battled ovarian cancer at the age of 25 and overcome odds when she welcomed two children with husband Taran Killam.

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Dr. Drew PinskyTV host reveals he underwent surgery for prostate cancer in July 2013 and has since been given a clean bill of health.

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Brooke BurkeThe Dancing with the Stars cohost underwent successful surgery for thyroid cancer. The mother of four tweet ed, “Thx for all the twitter love. I’m [home] recovering & resting.”

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Angie Everhart”MY DR CALLED ME ON A SAT. MORNING TO TELL ME I AM CANCER FREE!!!!! #wootothemotherf–kinhoo,” the actress tweeted after receiving the good news.

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Michael C. HallThe Dexter star used a hiatus from his hit series to slay Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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Michelle MonaghanThe Australian actress revealed in October 2011 that she had a cancerous mole removed from her calf after her hubby encouraged her to get the suspicious-looking mark checked out.

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Ewan McGregorThe Scot is trainspotting just fine these days after having a cancerous mole removed from beneath his right eye.

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Sheryl CrowThe singer beat breast cancer in 2004 with a “minimally invasive” lumpectomy and radiation therapy.

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Michael DouglasThe Oscar winner declared in early 2011 that his tumor was gone and he had throat cancer “beat.”

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Edie FalcoThe Emmy winner whacked breast cancer in 2004.

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Anderson CooperSurely the CNN veteran wears his SPF when he’s braving the elements now after having a cancerous growth removed from under his left eye in 2008.

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Kylie MinogueThe Australian pop star underwent successful surgery for breast cancer in 2005.

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Barry WatsonThe 7th Heaven star was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease when he was only 28. He’s 50 now and looking good!

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Maura TierneyThe ER fave had to abandon her role in Parenthood to fight breast cancer in 2009—but her treatment was a success and she was back on the red carpet in no time.

Sharon OsbourneThe America’s Got Talent judge was diagnosed with colon cancer while shooting The Osbournes in 2002 and used the opportunity to stress the importance of regular screenings while attacking the #@%! with chemotherapy. She was declared cancer-free the following year.

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Robert De NiroThe Oscar winner took prostate cancer down, down to Chinatown, in 2003, and has been in about 400 movies since then.

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Robin RobertsThe Good Morning America cohost proudly flaunted her smooth scalp while undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer in 2007.

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Lance ArmstrongThe champion cyclist battled back from stage-four testicular cancer before winning seven straight Tour de France titles.

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Melissa EtheridgeThe Grammy and Oscar winner became an inspiring activist after a lumpectomy and chemotherapy cleared her of breast cancer in 2005.

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Julia SweeneyThe former Saturday Night Live standout mined her breast cancer battle for comedic material that turned into God Said Ha!, her successful one-woman show that eventually went to Broadway.

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