Katie Thurston receives 'amazing' news amid breast cancer treatment
Katie Thurston just received good news amid her breast cancer journey.
The "Bachelorette" alum, who first revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February, said following a three-month treatment plan, her tumors are shrinking. "This is amazing news and I am so relieved!" she wrote on Instagram July 7.
Thurston, 34, said that she will be on a treatment plan for life due to her metastatic, or stage 4, cancer diagnosis. In March, Thurston revealed that a recent PET scan detected spots on her liver, later confirming the cancer had spread. Stage 4 is defined by its spread "to a distant part of the body," per the National Cancer Institute.
"There isn't a cure for breast cancer. But as long as funding for medical research continues, especially for #metavivors , then we have a chance at continuing a long healthy life," she added.
Thurston said in February that she first grew concerned when she discovered a small lump in her breast during the summer of 2024. She would go on to receive a triple-positive breast cancer diagnosis, which is estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive and HER2 (human epithelial growth factor receptor 2)-positive. These hormones fuel cancer growth, and testing for these receptors helps determine treatment options.
News of Thurston's diagnosis came five months after she got engaged to comedian Jeff Arcuri. The pair married earlier this year.
Contributing: Saman Shafiq and KiMi Robinson