Katie Couric

Katie Couric has publicly advocated for preventive cancer screenings since undergoing a colonoscopy on the "Today" show in 2000.

She felt “grateful and guilty — and angry that there’s a de facto caste system when it comes to healthcare in America.” Tuesday marked her final round: “I was warned that I may be fatigued and my skin may turn a little pink. I clearly had a lot to learn.” In a first-person essay posted to her website, the news media personality, 65, said she received the Stage 1 diagnosis after missing an annual mammogram. “During that 24-hour whirlwind, I found out that 85 percent of the 264,000 American women who are diagnosed every year in this country have no family history. [got a colonoscopy on air](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adMfyB-eHoI) to encourage viewers to do so as well.

FILE - Katie Couric appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 27, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Couric said Wednesday that she'd been diagnosed with ...

Couric's first husband, Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer in 1998 at age 41 and her sister Emily was 54 when she died of pancreatic cancer in 2001. Couric said Wednesday that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it would encourage other women to be tested.

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/).

Katie Couric, the former Today host and CBS Evening News anchor, announced today that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June.

Will I need a mastectomy? Will I need chemo? “The heart-stopping, suspended animation feeling I remember all too well came flooding back: Jay’s colon cancer diagnosis at 41 and the terrifying, gutting nine months that followed,” she writes. Couric writes in the essay titled “Why NOT Me?” that the diagnosis immediately brought back memories and feelings about her late husband Jay Monahan, who died of colon cancer in 1998. In an Instagram post and a lengthier essay on her website, Couric writes candidly about her diagnosis to encourage other women to get screened for the disease. “On June 21st, I became one of them.”

Katie Couric's doctor reminded her that she was overdue for a mammogram — which she planned to film until the doctor found a concerning mass.

Couric revealed that she finished her last round of radiation Tuesday, a day before revealing the diagnosis to the world. "Throughout the process, I kept thinking about two things: How lucky I was to have access to such incredible care, since so many people don’t," Couric wrote. Immediately, the 65-year-old media personality began to think of people in her family who lost their lives to cancer. [ in an essay published Wednesday on her Katie Couric Media website](https://katiecouric.com/news/katie-couric-has-breast-cancer/). Couric said that during an annual pap smear her doctor reminded her that she was overdue for a mammogram. She told her gynecologist she'd make an appointment for a mammogram "ASAP" and got screened on June 20.

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 underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor, she said. Read more at Boston.com.

“I was six months late this time. “Please get your annual mammogram,” she said. Couric’s first husband, Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer in 1998 at age 41 and her sister Emily was 54 when she died of pancreatic cancer in 2001.

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.

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.

In a personal essay for Katie Couric Media, journalist Katie Couric reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram over the summer.

My reaction went from “Why me?” to “Why not me?” “I can’t tell you how many times during this experience I thanked God that it was 2022. [Katie Couric](https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/katie-couric-memoir-going-there.html) revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram over the summer.

Former “Today” host Katie Couric says she was diagnosed with breast cancer, sharing the details of her treatment plan and prognosis in a new essay.

[mastectomy](https://www.self.com/story/what-not-to-say-to-someone-post-mastectomy)? Will I need [chemo](https://www.self.com/gallery/gifts-for-someone-going-through-chemotherapy)? People with [dense breasts](https://www.self.com/story/why-women-with-dense-breasts-may-need-more-than-a-mammogram) have more fibrous and glandular tissue, which can make it difficult for experts to spot cancerous lesions on a mammogram. [appointment she admitted to putting off](https://www.self.com/story/breast-cancer-black-disparities-mammogram-essay) for months. “After that segment, the number of people [getting colonoscopies](https://www.self.com/story/ryan-reynolds-colonoscopy-polyp-video) increased by 20%. [Couric](https://www.self.com/story/how-katie-couric-bulimia-doctors-office) had a breast ultrasound, which is standard for her because she has dense breasts.

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.