Katie Couric

The TV news host, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the Today show, wrote on her website that she's had surgery and radiation treatment.

I shudder to think what might have happened if I had put it off longer." "Why am I telling you all this?" My reaction went from 'why me?' to 'why not me?'"

Former NBC "Today Show" co-host Katie Couric announced Wednesday that she underwent treatment for breast cancer.

"But just as importantly, please find out if you need additional screening." In an essay on her website, Couric wrote that she received the cancer diagnosis on her wedding anniversary. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Couric, who underwent surgery for breast cancer in July and began radiation treatments on Sept. 7, also noted that her first husband, Jay Monahan, died from ...

[Today](https://variety.com/t/today/)” and “CBS Evening News” anchor further detailed her diagnosis in an essay [published on her website](https://katiecouric.com/news/katie-couric-has-breast-cancer/). “Please get your annual mammogram,” Couric added later in the essay. ‘Don’t worry,’ I told Carrie then Ellie, ‘I’m going to be fine,’ trying to convince myself as well as them. I tried to be as reassuring as Dr. My reaction went from ‘Why me?’ to ‘Why not me?'” [Katie Couric](https://variety.com/t/katie-couric/) revealed on Instagram that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June, writing, “Every two minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.

After Katie Couric recently shared she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June, several stars, including Rachel Brosnahan and Uzo Aduba, sent along their ...

[Hilaria Baldwin](https://www.eonline.com/news/hilaria_baldwin): "Love you." [Busy Philipps](https://www.eonline.com/news/busy_philipps): "Love you so much Katie." [Nia Vardalos](https://www.eonline.com/news/665887/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-reunion-see-pic-of-nia-vardalos-and-joey-fatone-together-on-set-of-the-sequel): "Katie, I love you." [Uzo Aduba](https://www.eonline.com/news/uzo_aduba): "Love you, Katie." [Leslie Jordan](https://www.eonline.com/news/1231045/leslie-jordan-asks-how-yall-doing-in-cover-reveal-for-his-new-book): "We love you @katiecouric." [Sophia Bush](https://www.eonline.com/news/sophia_bush): "Oh Katie. [Kimberly Williams-Paisley](https://www.eonline.com/news/1312393/youll-want-to-relive-these-heartwarming-facts-about-the-father-of-the-bride): "So sorry to hear this. [Rachel Brosnahan](https://www.eonline.com/news/rachel_brosnahan) commented underneath Couric's [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDGexLLTpT/) about the news. [Sharon Stone](https://www.eonline.com/news/sharon_stone): "Holy freaking Toledo kid I had no idea I'm standing by if you need a thing Xo." The former [Today](https://www.eonline.com/news/today) host recalled how her doctor told her in May that she was due for a mammogram and that she hadn't had one since December 2020. [Kelly Ripa](https://www.eonline.com/news/kelly_ripa) also included heart and praying hands emojis. [Katie Couric Media's website](https://katiecouric.com/news/katie-couric-has-breast-cancer/) on Sept.

The former "TODAY" show co-anchor said she learned about her diagnosis June 21, her eighth wedding anniversary to John Molner. Couric underwent surgery July ...

My reaction went from 'Why me?' to 'Why not me?'" she wrote. "I felt sick and the room started to spin. "On June 21st, I became one of them," she wrote.

Fans react to Katie Couric's breast cancer diagnosis. She was diagnosed with cancer in June and underwent a lumpectomy. She has dense breasts which require ...

“I was warned that I may be fatigued and my skin may turn a little pink. Many people don’t know their breast density (only 38 states require doctors to notify them of it), nor do they know about the additional preventative screenings available, and Couric wants to change that. “Given my family’s history of cancer, why would I be spared?” she wrote. The likelihood of her cancer’s return was low enough to forego chemotherapy. I have my doctor on my list of 748 things to do today. On June 21st, I became one of them,” she captioned a photo of her in a hospital gown and mask. “I was diagnosed July 30th…This post could not have come at a better time❤️,” one follower wrote. And then, after the X-ray and ultrasound (warranted by her dense breasts), doctors found something that needed to be biopsied. “Holy freaking Toledo kid I had no idea I’m standing by if you need a thing Xo,” Sharon Stone wrote. [mammogram](https://www.prevention.com/health/a29464082/mammogram-results/)—one that was six months overdue. “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.” In June, she was diagnosed with [breast cancer](https://www.prevention.com/breast-cancer/).

The veteran news anchor received her diagnosis on June 21. She plans to share more about her experience to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Ms. “The bottom line is the earlier you detect it, the better.” [colonoscopy on the “Today Show,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adMfyB-eHoI) described herself as “vigilant” about health screenings after the death of her husband. “I really wanted to use this as an opportunity to remind so many women who put off their mammograms during the pandemic,” Ms. The survival rate for women whose cancer has not spread beyond the breast is 99 percent. The Food and Drug Administration announced [planned policy changes in 2019](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-advances-landmark-policy-changes-modernize-mammography-services-and-improve-their-quality) to address breast density and modernize breast cancer screening, but Ms. Couric was diagnosed with Stage 1A breast cancer which, she wrote, hadn’t spread to the lymph nodes. [National Breast Foundation Cancer Foundation](https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts), one in eight women develop breast cancer. “I actually sort of treated this whole ordeal like a reporter,” said Ms. [Jay Monahan](https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/26/nyregion/jay-monahan-is-dead-at-42-covered-law-for-nbc-news.html), died from colon cancer in 1998, and her sister, Emily, died from pancreatic cancer in 2001. Al Rabson, the former leader of the National Cancer Institute, used to call her “Dr. The veteran news anchor received her diagnosis on June 21.