News anchor Sara Sidney reveals stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis on air
A US news anchor has teared up on live television as she revealed to viewers that she has stage 3 breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.
CNN anchor Sara Sidner revealed she is in her second month of chemotherapy treatment and then go on to do radiation treatment and undergo a double mastectomy.
"I don't smoke, I rarely drink, breast cancer does not run in my family. And yet here I am, with stage 3 breast cancer - it is hard to say out loud."
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CNN news anchor Sara Sidner announces she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. CNN
She urged viewers to get their mammograms and conduct self exams.
"Try to catch it, before I did," she said.
"I have thanked cancer for choosing me," she said, as her voice broke.
"I am learning that no matter what we go through in life, that I am still madly in love with this life and just being alive feels really different for me now... I don't stress about foolish little things."
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