Sofía Vergara said that she discovered her illness by chance when she accompanied her son to a routine check-up at the doctor.
The actress Sofía Vergara has become one of the main protagonists of Stand Up To Cancer, a television marathon of the Saturday night program in order to raise funds for the fight against cancer, as well as for her research. Other Hollywood stars, such as Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner, also participated in the aforementioned solidarity event. But, on this occasion, the Modern Family actress left everyone present and the spectators speechless by revealing that she herself suffered the disease when she was only 28 years old.
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As one of the hosts of the event, Sofía Vergara was in charge of delivering a special speech for the occasion and it was then that, in a forceful way, she started her own testimony: “At age 28, during a routine visit to the doctor, my doctor noticed a lump on my neck. They did many tests and, finally, they told me that I had thyroid cancer “, began to explain the actress, who discovered her disease completely by surprise when she was accompanying her son to the endocrinologist .
The Modern Family star also spoke about how a diagnosis of this type affected her at such a young age, highlighting at all times the support that her family provided in this hard pothole in her life: “When you are young and you hear the word ‘cancer ‘, your mind goes to many places, but I tried not to panic and decided to educate myself (…) I was lucky to have detected it early and had the support of my doctors and, most importantly, my family, “he explained the actress who added: “I think when you go through an experience like that your priorities change. You realize what is important to you.”
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However, and although initially she did not want to tell anyone, this is not the first time that Sofía Vergara recounted her experience with this disease in order to raise awareness about the importance of not ignoring the signals that the body can give us about our health. Something that especially emphasizes in the case of women, exposed to more hormonal changes throughout our lives in stages such as pregnancy or menopause. In addition, to this day and although in her case it was possible to eliminate all the trace of cancer cells from her body thanks to an iodine-based treatment, the Colombian interpreter has to follow a strict treatment to control hypothyroidism and already on previous occasions She has said that everything is a matter of getting used to and knowing that she has to take her medicine every morning.