Drew Barrymore Had ‘Emergency Biopsy’ After ‘Bad Mammogram’

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Drew Barrymore, 50, hinted that she wanted to “risk talking” about something on her talk show while speaking with guest Tig Notaro

Notaro, 54, who underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer, produced the documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light , about poet Andrea Gibson’s terminal cancer diagnosis

Barrymore shared she had a “bad mammogram” and needed an “emergency biopsy"

Drew Barrymore shared that she had a breast cancer scare after a “bad mammogram” led to an “emergency biopsy.”

On the Nov. 3 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show , the actress, 50, shared the experience while talking with guest Tig Notaro , who underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in 2016.

“This is the thing I've wanted to risk talking about