Busy Philipps celebrates six months since brain tumour surgery

Actress Busy Philipps is celebrating six months since undergoing brain tumour surgery and she’s also been cheered by a clear mammogram result.

Busy Philipps is celebrating six months since undergoing brain tumour surgery.

The 47-year-old actress was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February and subsequently two operations to remove the growth – and she’s now marking hitting the six-month mark in her recovery by sharing her joy on Instagram and revealing she’s also been cheered by a clear mammogram result.

In her post, Busy wrote: “Yesterday was six months since my brain surgery removed that tumour from my brain.”

She added a series of happy pictures as well as a snap showing her in a hospital gown which revealed more good news. Busy added: “Well guess what? my mammogram was all clear too! Woo!”

Busy – who has daughters Birdie, 18, and Cricket, 13, with ex-husband Marc Silverstein – previously admitted she feels “grateful” to be alive and she hopes her experience will encourage other women to listen to their bodies when they don’t feel right.

The actress underwent a full-body MRI scan before being diagnosed with a tumour after her primary care doctor insisted that she didn’t need the check-up due to her age and good results from her annual physical.

However, the scan revealed a mass on Philipps’ brain, which was revealed to be a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, found in just 1,100 to 1,300 people per year in the US.

She told PEOPLE: “I didn’t know why I wanted to get this scan except for the fact that I just did … We are frequently told by doctors that there is nothing to worry about [when] you kind of know that there’s something to worry about …

“I do think that that is something that I hope, especially women, can take away from my experience. First of all, there’s nothing to be afraid of in having information. It’s only empowering.

“Secondly, if you feel anything, don’t let some doctor be like: ‘You don’t need to do it.’ That’s a waste of time. See things through if you can.

“Ultimately, we, as humans, have the ability to be in touch with what is going on inside of our own bodies if we’re able to recognize it and listen to ourselves. Frequently, we dismiss ourselves.”