Sex & the City's Cynthia Nixon Speaks Out About Battling Breast Cancer Privately

For some of us with a history of breast cancer in the family, the reality is, dealing with the initial diagnosis really isn't all that bad. Whether you've been typed with breast cancer gene or not, you know that your chances are increased with a family history, so you take more precautions than the average person. You start self-exams earlier, and are likely to get mammograms done earlier, so the chances of early detection are much better, and in return, the likelihood of survival is so much greater.

Recently, TV and film star, Cynthia Nixon, most notably known for her role as Miranda Hobbs in the Sex & the City series and recent movie, talked to various media outlets about her private battle with breast cancer. Nixon, now 42, had previously opened up about her mother's battle against the disease, while remaining quiet about her own early diagnosis.

Perhaps the desire for added privacy may come as no surprise to Nixon fans, since she only just recently announced her lesbian relationship with NYC activist and partner of four years, Christine Marinoni. But for someone well aware of the probability of getting diagnosed with breast cancer, it really just becomes reality, and "no big deal", since it's just something you live with, and take the proper steps to detect in the early, and very curable stages.

So really, was it worth shouting from the rooftops? Probably not. But at least someone like Cynthia Nixon does have the power to raise awareness on behalf of the Susan B Komen organization, whom many women have an affinity for, and may take seriously enough to take charge of their own health.

Ironically, it was Kim Catrall's character on SATC, Samantha, who announced bluntly during Miranda's (played by Nixon) intimate wedding reception that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer after just turning 50.