Katie Couric reveals breast cancer diagnosis, urges mammograms

NEW YORK — Katie Couric, a journalist and former co-anchor of NBC’s “TODAY” present, revealed Wednesday that she has been present process therapy for breast cancer — and urged different girls to be vigilant in watching out for the illness.

Couric, 65, stated she was identified in June after a preventative mammogram and breast ultrasound that got here six months late. The checks, and a subsequent biopsy, discovered cancer. 

“I felt sick and the room started to spin,” Couric wrote in an essay printed Wednesday to her web site. She described her therapy: Surgery in July and radiation remedy this month — with yesterday being her last spherical. 

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Couric stated she now feels superb, regardless of some pink pores and skin from the therapy. 

Couric, who has lengthy advocated for frequent cancer screenings after dropping her first husband to colon cancer, stated she was sharing her story as a message to different girls — particularly these like herself who would possibly need further screening attributable to dense breast tissue. 

“Please get your annual mammogram,” Couric wrote. “I was six months late this time. I shudder to think what might have happened if I had put it off longer. But just as importantly, please find out if you need additional screening.”

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The National Cancer Institute says breast cancer is the second most typical cancer in girls after pores and skin cancer. It says girls age 45 to 54 ought to get mammograms yearly. Women 55 and older can swap to mammograms each two years or proceed annual screenings. 

It’s additionally necessary for ladies to know the way their breasts usually feel and look to allow them to inform their physician about any modifications. The Mayo Clinic has a information to breast self-exams on its website.