Katie Thurston Opens Up About Cancer Treatment Delay

Katie Thurston has shared she's delaying her stage 4 breast  treatment to focus on her mental health.

The 35-year-old former  revealed the update via her Boobie Broadcast channel on Thursday.

Thurston told her followers that even though recent scans show there is no longer evidence of disease on her liver – where her cancer has metastasized – her enzyme levels remain high, causing concern from doctors.

She explained, according to People magazine, 'In short, we don’t know why. So they want to do a liver biopsy as well as incorporate steroids to help with whatever inflammation is going on.

'I feel comfortable waiting another month. Not to mention, I already have a scheduled PET scan in late June. I am doing what is best for me and sometimes that is just allowing yourself a little break from it all.'

Thurston confessed she doesn’t want to be bothered with needles, and shared a screenshot of an email telling her healthcare provider that she's straying from the suggested plan 'for mental health reasons.'

'I am confidently going to decline both a liver biopsy and a new medication for another four weeks,' she outlined in the correspondence, per People.

'For mental health reasons, I really need to take a break from all the pokes and surgeries and just try to enjoy a somewhat normal summer,' she explained to her doctor.

Thurston announced her cancer diagnosis online over one year ago in February 2025; pictured in May 2025