CNN Anchor Sara Sidner Diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer
Despite her diagnosis, Sidner continues to work and uses her platform to urge women to get regular mammograms and do self-exams.
- Sara Sidner, CNN anchor and senior national correspondent, has publicly announced her diagnosis with Stage 3 breast cancer.
- Despite her diagnosis, Sidner has not missed a day of work and continues to anchor the morning edition of CNN News Central.
- Sidner is currently undergoing chemotherapy and plans to have a double mastectomy and radiation treatment.
- While reporting from Israel on its war with Hamas, Sidner learned that her mammogram had raised cause for concern.
- Sidner has used her diagnosis to urge women, especially Black women who are statistically more likely to die from breast cancer, to get regular mammograms and do self-exams.