‘Dance Moms’ Alum Paige Hyland Finds Lump in Breast Amid Mom’s Cancer Journey

Former Dance Moms star Paige Hyland says she found a lump in her breast amid her own mom’s cancer journey.

“Guys, I’m about to go and get a breast ultrasound done,” Paige said in a Dec. 19 TikTok video. “I’m a little bit nervous. I’ve been having a lump on my boob that’s been hurting so I’m getting one done on both of them just to be safe with everything going on with my mom.”

“I’m hoping its nothing, just like fatty tissue or something,” the 24-year-old added, “but it’s better to be safe than sorry so were gonna be figuring it out.”

Paige’s decision to prioritize her health comes as her mother, Kelly Hyland, continues her own cancer journey. She was first diagnosed with invasive carcinoma stage 1, grade 3 earlier this year. The former reality TV mom first shared her diagnosis publicly in an interview with E! News in May 2024, describing the alarming symptoms that led her to seek medical attention.

“The first red flag was my significant weight loss,” Kelly recalled. “I lost enough that others noticed and would ask for my dieting hacks, but there was nothing I had changed in my day-to-day to cause the loss.”

Her concerns grew when she discovered a lump in late March and scheduled a mammogram. “I had just had one done eight months prior, and the results came back clean,” she explained. “However, this new mammogram and sonogram did not—it came back showing a mass.”

After a biopsy, Kelly was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma grade 3, a fast-moving form of breast cancer. “I went from clean results to a malignant mass in eight months,” she said. “I was shocked that it had grown that quickly and scared of the battle I knew I was about to face.”

The diagnosis was difficult for her children to process. Paige recalled the emotional phone call when Kelly broke the news. “I had an instant gut feeling something was off,” she told E! News. “As soon as she told us the bad news, I felt like I was in shock and then quickly hit with a whirlwind of emotions. Not only was I scared, I was angry, sad, and confused why this would happen to someone as amazing as my mother.”

Despite the challenges, the Hyland family is staying optimistic. Josh admitted feeling “speechless and scared” at first but remains hopeful. “I feel very hopeful that it is only at stage one. I feel like she caught it quickly,” he said. “I know my mom is strong enough to get through this.”

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