Jennette McCurdy, Sam from Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat lost her mother today due to cancer.jennette-mccurdy-scamper-cancer-12Jennette is understandably devastated as she was very close to her mom, Debra.  Mom lost a long fought battle with the big C.

McCurdy canceled a hosting gig in NYC scheduled for this weekend on the heels of her mother’s death.

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Debra had been battling breast cancer for 17 years.  It went into remission but returned and spread throughout  her body, including her brain in 2010.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McCurdy family and friends at this difficult time.