Robin Roberts, Anchor Of ABC’s `Good Morning America,’ To Undergo Surgery For Breast Cancer
NEW YORK, NY(AP) -ABC “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Robertswas diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery Friday August, 3rd.
Roberts, 46, told viewers about her cancer on the morning show, Tuesday July 31st.”I am so blessed thatI found this in the early stages and the prognosis is so promising that my doctor expects me to be flying planes and hanging on to submarines in the middle of the Atlantic and scaling the Mayan pyramids in no time,” she said.
Roberts, who is co-anchor of “Good Morning America” with Diane Sawyer, said she examined herself and found a lump on her breast the same day she had done a report on former “GMA” movie critic Joel Siegel, who died of colon cancer last month. The network wouldn’t say which breast was affected.
Roberts, who is single, said there is no history in her family of breast cancer. She’s been a contributor to ABC’s morning program since 1995 and was the newsreader before being named in May 2005 as one of the show’s anchors. FormerABC news anchor Peter Jennings announced on “World News Tonight” in April 2005 that he had lung cancer. He never appeared on the air again and died four months later.
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“Robin’s surgery was very successful today. She has already left the hospital and is home resting. The tests following her surgery take some time to process, so when we have more information we will update you. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Robin at this time.”
