article_snippet.sent: In the actress statement, the actress explained that the actress first test for cancer came back negative but that the actress was correctly diagnosed after seeking a second opinion and underwent the procedure last week. '
article_snippet.sent: last week, with my husband by my side, and with the love and support of family and friends, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction for breast cancer after a diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma,' the actress said in her statement. '
article_snippet.sent: Before a diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma, Wilson said the actress had 'vigilantly monitored' the actress health with mammograms and MRIs because the actress knew the actress had an underlying condition of LCIS, (lobular carcinoma in situ)'.
article_snippet.sent: Wilson, pictured last year, said the actress underwent two  breast biopsies before the actress was diagnosed .
article_snippet.sent: The mother-of-two explained that the actress recently underwent a breast biopsy, but no sign of cancer was discovered until the actress sought the opinion of a second doctor on the advice of a friend.
article_snippet.sent: a second doctor on the advice of a friend discovered cancer and the actress then sought out the opinion of another pathologist, who confirmed the diagnosis, the actress said.
article_snippet.sent: I share this to educate others that a second opinion is critical to your health,' the actress said. '
article_snippet.sent: On Facebook on Tuesday, the actress encouraged other women to seek a 'necessary and vital' second opinion if other women found other women in similar situations. '
article_snippet.sent: Not just by another doctor but by another pathologist,' the actress added. '
article_snippet.sent: the actress cancer was not found in the first round of tests so the actress encourgaed others to seek a second opinion, like the actress did .
highlights_snippet.sent: Christina Applegate explained that doctors initially failed to find the cancer but that the cancer was discovered after Christina Applegate sought out a second opinion .
  