'We need to stay on top of our screenings, advocate for ourselves, and make sure everyone has access to the diagnostic tools that could very well save their life.'
After a follow-up biopsy on her left breast, Couric said she received a call from her doctor with the diagnosis.
"I felt sick and the room started to spin," Couric wrote."I was in the middle of an open office, so I walked to a corner and spoke quietly, my mouth unable to keep up with the questions swirling in my head." Since the diagnosis in June, Couric said she has undergone a lumpectomy and several weeks of radiation to treat what her doctors diagnosed as stage 1A breast cancer."I was warned that I may be fatigued and my skin may turn a little pink. Yesterday was my final round," Couric wrote, describing radiation, in an essay published on Sept. 28."My left breast does look like I’ve been sunbathing topless, but other than that, I’ve felt fine.
In addition to the treatments she's already undergone, Couric said she will also take medication for the next five years. The medication, aromatase inhibitor, is a class of drugs that lowers estrogen levels,"I can’t tell you how many times during this experience I thanked God that it was 2022. And how many times I silently thanked all the dedicated scientists who have been working their asses off to develop better ways to analyze and treat breast cancer," she wrote.
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