Mickelson's Mom Has Breast Cancer, Too

By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 6, 2009 11:08 PM CDT
Mickelson's Mom Has Breast Cancer, Too
Fans wear pink at the Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, May 30, 2009. The fashion statement by spectators and players was a show of support for Amy Mickelson.   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

Phil Mickelson's mother has breast cancer and will undergo surgery this week at the same hospital that's treating her daughter-in-law for the disease. Amy Mickelson, the star golfer's wife, was diagnosed in May. Phil Mickelson's sister, Tina, tells the San Diego Union-Tribune she made the diagnosis public in hopes that mom Mary Mickelson would receive the same kind of support Amy Mickelson has experienced. (More Phil Mickelson stories.)

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