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Yahoo USA Top Latest News - Former "Good Morning America" host Joan Lunden says she has breast cancer.
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Robach was diagnosed with cancer after she got a live on-air mammogram for a segment on the show. Joan Lunden, the longtime co-host of Good Morning America, returned to the ABC morning show on Tuesday with some difficult news: She is battling breast cancer.
Lunden, 63, who co-hosted GMA from 1980 until 1997, opened up about her diagnosis to current co-host Robin Roberts, who of course has battled cancer herself in recent years.
Lunden's cancer, which she called "the aggressive kind," didn't show up on a mammogram but was discovered during an ultrasound.
Lunden said she is optimistic about her prognosis, and urged women everywhere to get their annual checkups.
I have shared my journey. In addition to Roberts, who has battled breast cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome, GMA news anchor Amy Robach recently completed chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Former "Good Morning America" co-host Joan Lunden revealed on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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"I have shared my journey. Lunden turned to current "GMA" co-host and breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts to offer her first TV interview about having the disease. The news hit home for the staff, as "GMA" co-host Amy Robach is currently being treated for breast cancer.
Lunden told Roberts that the form of cancer she has is particularly aggressive.
Lunden, whose late father was a cancer surgeon, said she gets mammograms every year.
