Jillian Cardarelli Undergoes First Major Breast Cancer Treatment Step at 33
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 2
Jillian Cardarelli Undergoes First Major Breast Cancer Treatment Step at 33
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 2
Summary
Instagram photos posted June 26 showed Jillian Cardarelli in the hospital after what she called the "first big step" in her breast cancer treatment, saying she is now focused on healing while awaiting the next phase.
Cardarelli, 33, thanked her Dana-Farber care team and supporters, adding that she is taking the process "one day at a time" during what she described as a stressful period.
People reported June 10 that she was diagnosed in May with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma and that her treatment plan would begin with surgery.
The singer said she first noticed fatigue and then a lump; invasive ductal carcinoma accounts for about 80% of breast cancer cases among women.