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Hollywood actress diagnosed with breast cancer while parents in palliative care

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American actor and mother of three, Amanda Peet has been officially confirmed to have early-stage invasive ductal carcinoma. She revealed the diagnosis on March 23 after doctors detected a tumor during an ultrasound screening at her home hospital following symptoms like fatigue and shoulder pain that she had ignored for months.

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    Amanda Peet was diagnosed with breast cancer while her parents were receiving palliative care.
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    The actress revealed that she discovered the disease at the same time both of her fathers died or reached a critical state requiring end-of-life treatment.
March 25 Amanda Peet was diagnosed with cancer while her parents were receiving palliative care.
March 23, 16:40 (approx) Hollywood actress Amanda Peet revealed she learned of a breast tumor diagnosis after discovering that both her mother and father had been near death at the same time; specific timestamps vary across sources between March 25 noon to early evening.