Elizabeth Hurley is “convinced” doctors will find a cure fore breast cancer eventually.
The ‘Bedazzled’ actress has worked with Estee Lauder on their pink ribbon awareness campaign for 27 years and she thinks a “tremendous” amount of progress in tackling the disease has been made in that time.
She told ‘Extra’ about her belief there will one day be a cure: “I spoke to a lot of the research scientists, and they say exactly the same, that they just need to keep gathering more information.
“They’ve learned so much. I mean, in the 27 years that I’ve been around, the difference in what people have learned is just tremendous.
“I mean, when I first started, we just talked about breast cancer. And now they know there’s so many different types of cancer and each type of those cancers works with a different sort of treatment. A long time ago, everybody was blasted with the same treatment.
“That doesn’t happen anymore, because we do know about the differences. Things like that have just made a remarkable difference to the way people are diagnosed and treated.”
The 57-year-old actress praised the likes of Katie Couric – who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June – for coming forward to speak about their own health issues.
She said: “It’s pretty amazing when people in the public eye can talk and share their experiences. I think it means a huge amount of people to know they’re not alone… So when someone like Katie Couric has the courage to talk about her own health, it’s amazing for people.”
Source: Bang Showbiz
