Giuliana Rancic: ‘I Have Breast Cancer’
Oct. 17 2011, Published 12:00 p.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Giuliana Rancic said Monday that she has breast cancer, Breaking Celebrity News 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.
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.