Katie Couric reveals breast cancer diagnosis

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Katie Couric reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer

The former "TODAY" show co-anchor said she learned about her diagnosis June 21, her eighth anniversary of her wedding to John Molner. Couric underwent surgery July 14 and began radiation treatment Sept. 7.

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Katie Couric, a former co-anchor of NBC's "TODAY" show, announced Wednesday that she has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Couric, 65, began her most recent Instagram post by sharing a startling statistic — every two minutes, a woman is diagnosed with the disease in the United States.

"On June 21st, I became one of them," she wrote. "As we approach #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, I wanted to share my personal story with you all and encourage you to get screened and understand that you may fall into a category of women who needs more than a mammogram."...

 

[airportwoman]

On Monday, it will be 5 years since I got my own diagnosis, which was too small to feel and was caught on a mammogram. After two excisions and 20 radiation treatments, and hormone blocker treatment in the meantime, I'm doing great and my life expectancy is the same as if this had never happened.

I do know that cancer is very real to Katie, because she lost her first husband to colon cancer.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Katie Couric says she feels 'super lucky' her breast cancer was detected early

On the “TODAY” show Monday, Couric said she’s feeling well after having finished 15 days of radiation.

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Katie Couric, a former co-anchor of NBC’s “TODAY” show, opened up about her recent breast cancer diagnosis Monday, saying she was "lucky" it was detected early and turning her story into a message for other women to keep up with their mammograms.

Couric, 65, revealed Wednesday that she was diagnosed June 21, underwent surgery July 14 and began radiation Sept. 7.

On the "TODAY" show Monday, Couric said she's feeling well after finishing 15 days of radiation...