CNN Host Sara Sidner Returns After 2 Mastectomies, Radiation, 15 Rounds of Chemo

Two mastectomies, more than 15 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy later, CNN’s Sara Sidner returned to her show on Thursday.

Sidner told People magazine she underwent a mammogram after finding a lump on her breast just before she departed on a three-week reporting trip to Israel in October 2023. While abroad, Sidner’s mammogram came back with some concerning results. Upon returning to New York, her fears were realized. She was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer.

“When I got the news, I didn’t tell anybody, not even my mother or husband or sisters or friends,” Sidner told People. “I just needed to process it.”

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