NBC News Andrea Mitchell Has Cancer; Prognosis Terrific

FIRST PUBLISHED: September 7, 2011 6:56 PM EDT NEW YORK, N.Y. -- NBC News Andrea Mitchell says she has breast cancer but says it hasnt spread and calls her prognosis terrific. Mitchell made the announcement Wednesday during her MSNBC show, Andrea Mitchell Reports. She says the cancer was discovered during an annual screening just a short time ago. Counting herself among the one in eight women in the U.S. who have breast cancer, she said hers was caught in the early stage and noted she was already back at work. Mitchell reminded women that screening for breast cancer is important. She said shes looking at this experience as another of lifes lessons. Besides hosting her show, she is NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.