CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour has announced she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Amanpour, 63, told viewers she had had “major successful surgery to remove it” and will now undergo several months of chemotherapy.
The veteran reporter made the announcement from her home studio in London after four weeks off air.
Amanpour has spent decades reporting across the globe, covering a wide range of conflicts and crises.
In Monday’s announcement, she said she was sharing the news as “a shout out to early diagnosis”.
Noting the “millions” of people around the world with ovarian cancer, Amanpour urged women to educate themselves on the disease, get regular screenings and “ensure that your legitimate medical concerns are not dismissed or diminished”.
