Giuliana Rancic Says ‘I’m Good’ After Cancer Surgery
Nov. 22 2011, Published 3:30 p.m. ET
By Alexis Tereszcuk - Breaking Celebrity News Senior Reporter
Giuliana Rancic is bravely battling breast cancer in the public eye and she’s speaking out now to assure fans that she’s doing well.
"I'm good. I'm hanging in there. I have good days and bad days, but so far so good,” the E! News host told Parade magazine in a new interview.
Diagnosed in August, she quickly had a double lumpectomy and returned to work just a week after the surgery.
“I'm very optimistic and I'm just happy to have caught it early,” Giuliana said. “I think that's really the most important thing. Early detection means so much. I want women to make sure they're taking care of their health and being proactive."
The positive feedback Giuliana received when she announced the news was a shock to her she said.
"When I went public, I thought, 'OK, I guess a couple of people are going to talk about this,' but I couldn't believe it. The outpouring and the love and support was just beyond anything I could have ever imagined. I really relied on a lot of those messages I was receiving through Twitter and email and through blogs right before the surgery and the week I was recovering.
“I know it sounds so cliché, but I think it helped me recover quicker and it got me in better spirits. The word I kept seeing over and over again was 'strong.' 'Be strong, you're strong.' That word has never meant so much to me as it has this past month. I owe that all to the people behind me