United Kingdom, March 27 -- Amanda Peet hopes sharing her breast cancer diagnosis will "create a community".

The 54-year-old actress had six-monthly checkups due to having "dense" and "busy" breasts, and she was sent for a biopsy following a routine appointment in August 2025, which resulted in a tumour that "appeared" small being found but needed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan to determine "the extent of disease".

And Amanda - whose cancer is treatable - has been praised for her bravery in talking about her health ordeal in an essay for The New Yorker on March 21.

During an interview with Extra, host Mona Kosar Abdi, 34, told the Your Friends + Neighbors cast member that she has saved lives by sharing her story, and "encourag...