Christina Applegate's breast wait

Christina Applegate can't wait for new "cute boobs" after having a double mastectomy.

The 36-year-old actress, who decided to have both breasts removed three weeks ago after cancer was detected in one of her breasts, is looking forward to having reconstructive surgery.

Christina bravely joked: "After looking at all the treatment plans available to me I had a prophylactic double mastectomy. I just wanted to be rid of this whole thing for me. This was the choice that I made, and it was a tough one.

"I'm going to have cute boobs until I'm 90. I'm going to have the best boobs in the nursing home!"

The 'Samantha Who' star, who plans to have the surgery in the next eight months, admits she has days where she struggles to cope with her emotions.

Christina added to US TV show 'Good Morning America': "Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I scream. I get really into wallowing in self-pity sometimes. It's all part of healing. It's OK to cry, it's OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to."

The blonde star says she is now "100 per cent clear and clean" of the disease following a successful course of treatment.
Christina has stuck to a macrobiotic diet and avoided processed foods since her cancer diagnosis.

Christina Applegate: 'Mum inspired me in cancer fight'

Actress Christina Applegate knew she would survive breast cancer - because she watched her own mother battle with the disease for years.

The 36-year-old star underwent a double mastectomy following her diagnosis with the deadly illness last month - leaving her "clear" of any tumours and she insists her mother Nancy - a two-time breast cancer survivor - was her saviour throughout the battle.

She says, "I watched (my mother) have a mastectomy, and then I watched her go through two years of chemotherapy and eight surgeries and a hysterectomy. I've watched this woman survive... so for me there was always that sense I was going to be okay, no matter what.

"I really love living and I really love my life and I knew from this moment on there was only going to be good that was going to be coming.

"Yeah, I'm going to face challenges, but you can't get any darker than where I've been. So just knowing that in my soul gave me the strength to just say I have to get out there and make this a positive."

The Anchorman star also shows she hasn't lost her infamous sense of humour, adding: "(Humour) is everything. Even in the hospital, there was so much laughter that was happening. And actually, it was sometimes good and sometimes not-so-good, because it can actually be painful to laugh that hard. But I've laughed so much in the last three weeks.

"Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry, and I get into wallowing in self-pity sometimes. I think it's all part of healing. And anyone who's going through it out there: it's okay to cry, it's okay to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to. It's okay."

Christina Applegate's cancer all-clear

Christina Applegate says she is "100 per cent free" of cancer.

The 36-year-old actress, who revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this month, has beaten the disease following a successful course of treatment.

She told US TV show 'Good Morning America': "I'm clear. Absolutely 100 per cent clear and clean. They got everything out so I'm definitely not going to die from breast cancer."

The 'Samantha Who?' star also spoke of her shock when a second MRI scan revealed she had the life-threatening disease.

She added: "I was so mad and I just remember I was shaking. And then also immediately, I had to go into the 'take-care-of-business-mode'.

"I asked them, 'What do I do now? What - what is it that I do? I get a doctor, I get a surgeon, I get an oncologist? What do I do?' "

Christina - who has had regular mammograms to check for the disease after her mother also battled it - changed her diet in a bid to get well
She explained: "I immediately made those appointments and immediately called around for someone to start teaching me how to live macrobiotically."

A macrobiotic diet consists mainly of fish, beans and vegetables, and avoiding processed foods.