April 21, 2026 bachelor insider
Katie Thurston Addresses Judgments About Her Breast Cancer Treatments: ‘Listen and Learn’
Speaking up.
Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer early last year and has been keeping followers updated with her treatment journey online.
Katie later revealed the news that her breast cancer had spread to her liver and is now at stage 4. Soon after, she started a new treatment plan that seems to be working, as the tumors in her body have been shrinking.
Recently, Katie discussed pausing her cancer treatments for a short period of time and getting a double mastectomy, followed by implants directly afterward.
This week, the Bachelor Nation star addressed judgments that she’s received online about her breast cancer treatments.
In a now deleted video, Katie responded to a comment asking why she waited so long to get a double mastectomy and said, “I love how this person just simplifies breast cancer and the major decisions that go into treatment and care and quality of life as if I am just delaying because I’m attached to my breasts.”
Katie went on, expressing that there are a lot of factors that go into creating a treatment plan.
“I’m here trying to survive,” she said. “And a lot goes into play and a lot of decisions go into consideration when deciding the best course of action. For me personally, as well as all of us breast cancer survivors, when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer the [tumor] size was too big to remove. I just didn’t have that option. And treatment was gonna have to happen first.”
The former Bachelorette then expanded on why it wasn’t an immediate option and advocated for understanding in her caption.
“Rushing to amputate your breasts isn’t exactly an option made quickly or easily, and sometimes not even an option at all,” she wrote. “If you’ve never been diagnosed with #breastcancer, and especially if you aren’t educated in breast cancer, you should refrain from judgement, because until you’ve been through it, you simply just do not understand. Listen and learn as they say! 🫶💕”
We’re sending all our love to Katie and wishing her all the best as she continues her treatment journey. This is a good reminder to spread kindness and think twice before commenting something negative online.
