CNN anchor issues devastating cancer news in shock announcement

A revered CNN journalist has revealed her ovarian cancer has returned, nearly four years after she first underwent treatment for the deadly disease. Christiane Amanpour, 67, confirmed the diagnosis during an emotional appearance on the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story podcast, where she urged women to pay close attention to their health. The broadcaster, who has reported from war zones and interviewed world leaders across four decades, said the cancer had returned "in fairly rare form" but stressed she is undergoing treatment.

Christiane said: "I have it again, but it's being very well-managed, and this is one of the whole things that people have to understand about some cancers." She continued by explaining why she chose to speak publicly about her diagnosis again: "I decided when I got back in front of the camera after four weeks - which included the surgery and a couple of weeks of recuperation before I started chemotherapy - I decided to say something because I actually wanted to do a service.

"I wanted to say listen to your body because part of the reason I got such quick care was because I listened to my body and went straight to the doctors."

Christiane was joined on the podcast by gynaecology oncology consultant Dr Angela George, who has been closely involved in her treatment.

The journalist explained her current diagnosis is listed as "stage 1/2", meaning it is in the early phase but had already begun to "adhere to the pelvis".

She said: "Angela told me what it was and why I was potentially lucky because there were actually pain symptoms. There's often no symptoms so many women don't know, so I feel that I was lucky."

Despite her ongoing treatment, Christiane has continued to host her flagship programme Amanpour on CNN International and remained on air even while undergoing immunotherapy, determined not to let the illness define her.

The veteran reporter first broke the news of her cancer diagnosis to viewers in June 2021 on her London-based show.

Speaking directly to the camera at the time, she said: "I've had successful major surgery to remove it and I'm now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis, and I'm confident."

She used that broadcast to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, which she described as affecting "millions of women around the world."

Christiane added that she felt "fortunate to have health insurance through work and incredible doctors who are treating me in a country underpinned by, of course, the brilliant NHS."

The award-winning journalist said transparency was important to her, not for personal sympathy, but to help others. "I'm telling you this in the interest of transparency but in truth really mostly as a shoutout to early diagnosis," she said during her 2021 announcement.