EXCLUSIVE: 'I don't know why the hell I had them put in in the first place': Janice Dickinson reveals plans to remove implants over fears they caused her breast cancer

She bravely revealed she is battling breast cancer in an emotional interview with Daily Mail Online in March.

Now, supermodel Janice Dickinson is opening up about the harrowing effects the treatment is having on her.

And the 61-year-old has revealed she is going to have her breast implants removed once she is declared cancer free.

Janice Dickinson, pictured on Thursday at a Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser, announced in March that she's battling early stage ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a form of breast cancer

The 61-year-old, pictured in front of a portrait of herself, has revealed she is going to have her breast implants removed once she is declared cancer free

Janice has said that her fiancé Dr Robert 'Rocky' Gerner has been by her side since she discovered she has breast cancer

'I don't know why the hell I had them put in in the first place,' Janice says. 'But nevertheless I did.

'I just only have to say that, because of my misgivings in that process, I want to tell women all over, don't get breast implants.'

Since going public with her cancer fight back in March, Janice has spoken about her concern that there may be a link between her implants and her diagnosis.

Despite being reassured that was not the case in a recent episode of daytime show The Doctors, the mom-of-two wants to have them removed, especially if her upcoming radiation therapy hardens them – as her medical team warn they might.

She says: 'If the radiation has an effect on the implants, I will take those implants out - 100 per cent guaranteed they will come out.

'And if I have to have a mastectomy I will do that because I want to live to see my daughter walk down the aisle of my wedding.

'I want to see my grandchildren survive. I want a long life.' 

Since going public with her cancer fight, Janice, pictured with artist Zoobs at a funtraiser at Galerie Montaige in Los Angeles, has spoken about her concern that there may be a link between her implants and her diagnosis

Despite being reassured that there was no link between her implants and breast cancer in a recent episode of daytime show The Doctors, the mom-of-two wants to have them removed

Janice, pictured with owner of Galerie Montaigne, Yoni Boutboul, and drector of the gallery, Nausicaa, said '100 per cent' the implants would be removed

Janice's (pictured again with Zoobs on Thursday) medical team warned her that upcoming radiation therapy might harden the implants

Janice gave an insight into her treatment at the launch of a special charity auction in honor of the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

It's being held at the Galerie Montaigne art gallery in West Hollywood where several portraits of the supermodel are on offer, including a replica of a vintage Vogue magazine cover made of thousands of pink dice.

British artist Zoobs painted the other pieces. They will all be auctioned off with fans encouraged to make bids online.

But despite these positive fundraising initiatives, Janice admits that behind-the-scenes the breast cancer treatment is taking a toll on her physically and emotionally.

The reality TV star even admits to having 'maniacal mood swings', which will see her laughing in one minute and crying the next.

'I want to say that I'm in the fight of my life right now,' she says. 'I don't know what the outcome's going to be.'

Since she was diagnosed with early stage ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) back in March, Janice had two lumpectomies within in the space of two weeks.

'After they found the initial lumpectomy [sic] I had to go back into the hospital five days later to scrape out more cancer,' she says. 

Janice's fiance Gerner ays that outwardly the lumpectomies didn't seem to stress Janice out, but he added that she's been running on 'adreneline'

He said that following her surgery, Janice suffered a minor complication, but she pulled through. Janice next faces six weeks of almost daily radiotherapy, beginning on Tuesday

'It was incredibly frightful and traumatic for me because it just represented that I could be on the death list.'

Through it all Janice says her fiancé Dr Robert 'Rocky' Gerner has been by her side.

Gerner says that outwardly the lumpectomies didn't seem to stress Janice out, whom he says was running on 'adrenaline'.

But it was a problem she had with excess fluid afterwards that took its toll.

'After surgery she had a little complication,' he says. 'She had a lot of fluid built up and it was like a little balloon on the side of her [right] breast.

'It was very painful and we had to go get that drained four times until finally it closed up.

'That's one of those things where it's not a severe complication but it's a hassle.

'Then it starts to grind you down because it's not something you get adrenaline about. I think that's when the seriousness of this sunk in.'

Now the former America's Next Top Model judge faces six weeks of almost daily radiotherapy. Her first session begins on Tuesday.

'The radiation is almost certain to cause a deformity in the breast implant,' Gerner says.

'So probably in January of next year she's going to have her breast implants removed and reconstructed by a plastic surgeon, but we're not there yet.'

Doctors have told the couple that radiation hardens the implants and could cause some skin irritation, including burning.

Janice had new implants put in two years ago and even appeared on the hit E! reality series, Botched. Back then tests revealed that she didn't have cancer.

'So this all happened within two years,' says Gerner, whose wedding plans have been put on hold.

Once Janice has completed her six weeks of radiation in July then a medical oncologist will decide if she needs to have chemotherapy. 

Her cancer was diagnosed as being Stage 0 in parts and Stage 1 in others. She is expected to make a full recovery.

For now though, Janice is focusing on urging women to do what she says she failed to do more regularly - self-examinations.

She says: 'I reach out to all women of all ages - sisters, aunts, cousins, mothers, daughters - have regular manual examinations and mammograms.'

The supermodel is mom to daughter Savannah, 22, and son Nathan (pictured), 29, and says she wants to be around for her grandchildren

The supermodel's career began in the 1970s with shoots like these. She now wants to turn her fame to raising awareness of breast cancer and the need for testing

Janice adds: 'I'm at a marvelous auction tonight for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer [Foundation] and… I want to thank the Daily Mail for bringing awareness to this cause - especially [to] me Janice Dickinson.'

The supermodel, who is also mom to daughter Savannah, 22, and son Nathan, 29, says: 'You've only known me on television as crazy reality, but in fact this is true reality.

'I'm Janice Dickinson. I'm a breast cancer survivor and I'm proud.'

As well as her fight against breast cancer, in the background Janice has had to endure the stress of a year-long court battle against shamed Bill Cosby.

In May last year Janice sued the embattled comic, alleging he falsely accused her of fabricating a story in a 2014 TV interview in which she claimed he drugged and raped her in 1982.

But at the end of March - just 24 hours after she revealed she is fighting breast cancer - she won a significant victory in the legal tussle.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre K Weintraub ruled that the defamation lawsuit against Cosby should move forward to trial.

A jury is now set to decide the credibility of Janice's allegations and whether a statement by Cosby's former lawyer branding her a liar was defamatory.

Janice told Daily Mail Online at the time: 'I'm very happy with the decision today, I want Bill Cosby in court, I want him to stand under oath.

'I hope to get justice for all women, I will not go down, I will keep fighting and stay strong.' 

Janice Dickinson became the first supermodel thanks to her looks. Now she says what is important is that she tells her truth 'for women of all ages'