ESPN’s Hannah Storm opens up publicly on breast cancer diagnosis for the first time in emotional Good Morning America interview as she reveals she’s now clear

ESPN anchor Hannah Storm went public with her breast cancer diagnosis for the first time in an emotional interview on “Good Morning America” ​​on Tuesday.

The 61-year-old sports anchor, who joined ESPN in 2008 and now hosts the network’s “SportsCenter” among other shows, revealed that she was diagnosed in January with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, which is considered as the earliest form. of breast cancer.

DCIS is noninvasive, meaning it has not spread outside the milk duct and has a low risk of becoming invasive, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Storm, who along with Andrea Kremer became the first female duo to recall an NFL game in 2018, told GMA’s Robin Roberts that she managed to go under the knife for lumpectomy surgery, allowing her to now be cancer-free, according to his doctors.

However, she will have to take tamoxifen – an anti-estrogen drug used to treat breast cancer – for the next three years, while continuing to be under medical supervision.

Storm said she and her doctor were both shocked by her diagnosis, as she had no history of breast cancer in her family. Additionally, she previously had no risk factors beyond the annual exams she undergoes.

“I was shocked because, again, I had had mammograms every year. I have no risk factors. I don’t have breast cancer in my family. I didn’t have any growth. I didn’t have any pain. I have no genetic predisposition to breast cancer,” Storm said.

“And what I learned is that the vast majority of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer do not have risk factors, and so I have to say I was shocked.” I was afraid.’

Storm (far left) with her husband, Dan Hicks, and their three daughters, airs on GMA on Tuesdays.

Storm remembers having a mammogram during an annual breast cancer screening in November 2023 and becoming anxious when her test results were immediately communicated to her.

She contacted her doctor, who told her she had “dense breasts” and needed an ultrasound, which she didn’t think twice about because she had already done it.

After the results of her ultrasound came back in January, Storm said her doctors advised her to have a biopsy. Less than a day later, she was informed of her DCIS diagnosis.

Storm, who has three daughters with her husband, Dan Hicks, considers herself lucky to have her cancer detected early.