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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Anchor discovers lump after reporting on cancer.(Front)

Article from: The Virginian Pilot Article date: August 1, 2007

Byline: DAVID BAUDER

By David Bauder

The Associated Press

NEW YORK

"Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts discovered she had breast cancer after following her own advice about early detection in a story about colleague Joel Siegel's cancer death.

Roberts, who announced her diagnosis on Tuesday's show, will undergo surgery on Friday.

"Hearing the words and saying it and seeing - it's surreal," Roberts, 46, told viewers in an on-air conversation with co-anchor Diane Sawyer.

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