Katie Couric Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis: 'Please Get Your Annual Mammogram'
perezhilton.comKatie Couric had a very scary summer. On Wednesday, the media personality revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June and has since been undergoing treatment.
In a candid article written on her website, the 65-year-old explained how she was six months late getting a mammogram — but thank goodness she got herself into the doctor’s office when she did! Related: Rachel Zegler Opens Up About A Breast Cancer Scare She Had At 19! A day after getting her annual mammogram, she received a dreaded phone call from her doctor on June 21 (which also happened to be the first official day of summer and her eighth wedding anniversary), explaining: She was receiving the shocking news during her first day back in the office since the pandemic started, so she tried to process the diagnosis as privately as possible.
Katie recalled: So frightening, especially since her family has a long history of cancer, including her late husband Jay Monahan, who passed away from colon cancer 24 years ago.
The journalist continued: Thankfully, she also had some examples of family members surviving their diagnosis, she added: Still, the gravity of so many cancer diagnoses in her family weighed on her.
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