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Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:51 PM Sep 2022

Katie Couric reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer [View all]

Source: NBC

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," Couric 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."

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Couric said her thoughts immediately went to other family members who had battled the disease, including her late husband Jay Monahan who died from colon cancer in 1998 at the age of 41.

"My mood quickly shifted from disbelief to resignation. Given my family’s history of cancer, why would I be spared? My reaction went from 'Why me?' to 'Why not me?'" she wrote.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/katie-couric-reveals-she-was-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/ar-AA12lf8C?OCID=ansmsnnews11



My good friend's wife has had this awful disease for years but now it has come back big time.

I wish Ms. Couric well.
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