'Today' Host Jill Martin Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, One Week After Testing Positive for the BRCA Gene
justjared.comJill Martin is sharing a recent diagnosis. On Monday (July 17), the Today show host revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in an interview with People. Jill explained that the news came just one week after she tested positive for the BRCA gene, which has been linked to a higher possibility of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Keep reading to find out more… “I am in shock, but at the same time I’m so grateful because it could be a very different story that we’re talking about,” she told the outlet. “Of course I’m devastated.
You hear the C-word and you think the worst. But after you hear the word and you absorb it, you then have to be your own best friend.
And also having the platform to share my story has given me strength, because I feel like while I’m healing, I will be able to help literally save lives.
And if I save one life from this, then this process will have been worth it for me.” Jill, 47. went on to say she was particularly surprised by the diagnosis because she had gotten a clear mammogram earlier this year. “I had a mammogram in January and it was perfect!” she said.
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