Katie Thurston just shared the news her followers have been hoping for. In October 2026, more than 600 days after her breast cancer diagnosis, the former Bachelorette posted that her liver MRI continued to show“no evidence of disease.”She found the lump herself in February 2025 at age 34, and by March 2025 the cancer had spread to her liver, making it stage four.
Her treatment was intense and very public. Fertility preservation, hormone therapy, a clinical trial, and a double mastectomy in April 2026, plus candid posts about insurance bills and medication side effects that resonated far beyond Bachelor Nation. In September 2026 she also shared a chin liposuction, explaining she did one procedure for herself after so many that were medically required. Tayshia Adams was among the first to celebrate the remission news.
The milestone is a hopeful chapter in a story that has pushed many young women to take self-checks seriously. Have you been keeping up with Katie’s journey — and has it changed how you think about checking yourself?
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