Fox & Friends host Elisabeth Hasselbeck revealed that she had precautionary surgery for a cancer scare, when she returned to the show Friday after a nearly month-long absence.
Hasselbeck, 37, said she underwent surgery Oct. 15 after doctors discovered a suspicious tumor on her abdomen. The mother of three and wife of retired NFL football player Tim Hasselbeck said she waited a week for the test results, which indicated she did not have cancer.
“We had real serious talks at home and honest ones with the kids,” she told viewers on the
Fox show. “So many people I know have stared down the barrel of that cancer gun, and looked at it when they have gotten bad news … and done remarkable things courageously to fight it.”
Hasselbeck, who was ultimately cleared of cancer, thanked her family, friends, and producers, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, as well as Fox & Friends viewers, for their support.
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