NBC's Andrea Mitchell Diagnosed with Breast Cancer - Says Prognosis is "Excellent”

NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The 65-year-old told reporters that the cancer was found at an early stage and she believes her prognosis is excellent.

Mitchell is the wife of ex Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. The two were married in 1977 and this is Mitchell’s second husband.

In a statement she told reporters,

"I had planned to be hiking in Wyoming last week, but instead discovered that I am now among the one in eight women in this country who have breast cancer. For you women out there and the men who love you, breast screening matters. Do it. This disease can be completely curable if you find it, at the right time."

True.

And while men can develop breast cancer it is almost always found in women. And women over 50 years old are more at risk.

Dr. Sandhya Pruthi at the Mayo Clinic says that screening mammograms should be done every two years beginning at age 50 for women at average risk of breast cancer.

But he says before age 50 screenings should not be done routinely and should be based on a woman's values regarding the risks and benefits of mammography.

This view differs from the American Cancer Society who recommends screenings starting at age 40 for women at average risk.

In other words, if you think you are at risk or feel a change in you breast GET A MAMMOGRAM – no matter how old you are.

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Photos - Emaciated Photos of Steve Jobs Surface the Day after His Resignation

Update: Steve Jobs died October 05, 2011 from his cancer. RIP Steve, you changed the world and we will miss you.

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Earlier this week when Apple CEO Steve Jobs tendered his resignation letter to the board of directors at Apple he said the day had come where he could no longer do his job.

Jobs has been on a “Medical” leave since January and has not been seen or photographed in public for the last six months.

And now we know why.

Related: Steve Jobs resigns from Apple - Video Tribute

Today, photos of an emaciated Steve Jobs surfaced that unfortunately tell his story of pancreatic cancer and the resulting treatments.

The photos are shocking and show just how far along Steve’s illness has progressed.

Believe me, I have been around many terminal patients and when they get to this stage it is just a matter of time before they pass away.

That will be the next Steve Jobs headline.

So sad.

I suspect with Steve’s high IQ and great wisdom there must also be a healthy dose of pragmatism as well.

We really debated long and hard before writing this story and publishing these pictures. But the Bible says God gives us the sick to humble the healthy, and He gives us the poor to humble the rich.

Somehow, we pray that whatever message this post can send will be sent - and you will hear it in your own way, for your own needs.

God speed Steve Jobs.

You changed the World and that’s more than I can say I’ve done…

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