Giuliana Rancic: ‘I Have Breast Cancer’
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 @ 09:00AM
Giuliana Rancic said Monday that she has breast cancer, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
The popular E! News and Style Network host, 37, told Today’s Ann Curry that she’s in the early stages of the disease.
Rancic -- who’s married to former Apprentice winner Bill Rancic -- said doctors discovered the tumor during a mammogram while she was undergoing another round of in-vitro fertilization in an effort to get pregnant.
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She says her doctor insisted she undergo a mammogram because the surge of hormones during pregnancy can accelerate cancer. (Rancic was 36 at the time of the test and said she initially resisted it since she was under 40 years of age).
Rancic says she’ll undergo surgery this week and then have six weeks of radiation therapy.
Rancic said doctors gave her a good prognosis on her chances of beating the deadly disease, and that her husband Bill has been "unbelievable" in staying by her side throughout the tough times.
"The best thing about Bill is, he lets me cry when I want to cry," Rancic said.
Rancic added she "still [wants] this baby ... because this baby has saved my life. I truly feel God was looking out after me … If I had gotten pregnant later down the line, I could have been a lot sicker."
Watch the video on RadarOnline.com
After her appearance on Today, E! issued a statement in support of Rancic, saying: “On behalf of her E! family we are sending our love and support to Giuliana and applaud her for sharing her recent breast cancer diagnosis in the hope that it will encourage women everywhere to take necessary and preventative measures. Giuliana has chosen to talk about her breast cancer on E! News tonight prior to her lumpectomy later this week. We are grateful that thanks to early detection Giuliana is expected to have a swift and complete recovery.”
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This may sound strange...shifting her focus away from the stress of infertility can actually improve her chances of success later down the road. There is a positive & a negative side to every situation
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 10:10pm
Will make this brief....w/o a pt. chart in front of you one cannot possibly render an accurate opinion....you do great harm with assumptions based on unintelligent misinformation.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 9:58pm
GEEZ..I'll bet more fertility drs will have their patients get mamos now! What a SMART dr to force her to get one. With the hormones they take causing cancers to grow so quickly, you'd of thought this would be SOP. huuummm
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 4:27pm
drama queen... geez, anything to stay in the media spotlight.. bet she is faking it.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 4:26pm
Get off the drugs in order to create a mini me. You can adopt a child that really needs a home. I just don't get it. Don't be so self centered.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 3:58pm
HOPE SHE RECOVERS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER LADY SUFFERING FROM THIS. PEOPLE READING PLEASE PASS THE MESSAGE TO HAVE YOUR MOM OR OLDER SISTER FEMALES ETC. GET THE TEST DONE. IT MAY SAVE THEIR LIFE.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 3:20pm
It's never a good idea to tamper with nature, especially with IVF. If there is no child, then so be it.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 2:43pm
Seriously? As someone who has struggled with infertility for seven years I find that statement so offensive. Just because I may have trouble getting pregnant doesn't mean I'm not meant to be a parent.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 3:53pm
Easy for you say!! Wanting a child and not being able to have one is heartbreaking.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 3:18pm
Lumpectomies are a death sentence. IVF hormones just make cancer bigger and faster.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 2:09pm