Former “Good Morning America” anchor Amy Robach underwent a mammogram live on air, which she now claims helped save her life.
Amy Robach Opens Up About Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Robach, now 53, was asked to undergo a mammogram on camera back in 2013, which she originally declined.
“I was not going to get a mammogram. At that point, I think the recommendation was 50. I had just turned 40,” Robach told Jennie Garth for the Thursday, March 26, episode of the actress’s “I Choose…” podcast.
The test results determined that the former reporter had Stage II breast cancer at age 40. She ultimately decided to undergo a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
“When you’ve had a double mastectomy and you’ve got scars, you’ve got these, like, hard rocks [of implants for reconstructive surgery], you have no feeling. I feel like I have two foreign objects sewn onto me,” she told Garth. “Your chest never feels the same. It’s this strange sensation. So in a way, like, just from that sensation of the double mastectomy, it’s always in the back of your mind. You know that you’re a cancer survivor.”
According to Robach, having a mammogram at 40 “was not even on my radar.”
“I’m not the right person. I have no connection. No one has cancer in my family. I’m really healthy,” she recalled telling producers. “My mom is one of nine. My dad is one of six. I have so many aunts, so I actually cannot even tell you how many first cousins I have. And at the time, I had all my grandparents alive…I prided myself on our good genes. No one had breast cancer.”
Now, more than a decade later, Robach—who left ABC in 2023—believes the mammogram saved her life.
“I’ve always said I can never I can never be mad at ABC News or regret being in the profession I’m in because it absolutely saved my life,” Robach said.
Amy Robach Reflects on Cancer Battle 10 Years Later
In 2023, a decade after her shocking diagnosis, the former “GMA3” anchor took to social media to commemorate the anniversary.
“10 years ago today I became a survivor…. to everyone out there fighting the fight, I salute you 🩷 #breastcancerawareness” she captioned an October 30, 2023, post, alongside a throwback image of her receiving chemotherapy treatment.
Robach was all smiles as she flexed her bicep from her hospital bed.
