NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell says she has breast cancer
She made the announcement on MSNBC
Andrea Mitchell
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Posted: 09/07/2011
Veteran NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell revealed Wednesday that she has breast cancer. She made the announcement on MSNBC.
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She said it was discovered a short time ago during her annual screening. She added, it was in its earliest stage and she is back at work with a terrific prognosis.
Mitchell said she's looking at it as another of life's lessons. And to other women she said,
"Screening matters. Do it."
According to MSNBC, Mitchell did not say what kind of treatment she had undergone.
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