CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, 67, revealed that she is once again facing ovarian cancer. This is her third time with the disease.
During the Thursday, Oct. 23 episode of the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story podcast, the acclaimed international journalist and news anchor shared that her cancer has returned.
“I have it again. But it’s being very well managed and so this is one of the things that people have to understand about some cancers,” she said on the podcast.
“I obviously had all of the relevant organs removed, but it came back a couple times in a lymph node.”
Dr. Angela George, Clinical Director at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital, revealed on the podcast that Christiane Amanpour has a rare form of ovarian cancer, representing fewer than 10% of all cases. The CNN anchor is currently receiving immunotherapy treatment, which she described as “the opposite of grueling,” noting she’s experienced no side effects.
Amanpour said she takes daily medication and receives infusions every six weeks — a regimen her doctor says is working well. The journalist added that her cancer’s second and third recurrences were caught early thanks to her regular three-month check-ups.
“The fact that I’m monitored all the time is a superb insurance policy,” she said.
Amanpour was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in May 2021. Just ten days later, she underwent major surgery, followed by 18 weeks of chemotherapy, according to PEOPLE.
She also opened up about why she chose to share her first diagnosis publicly in 2021, noting that viewers had grown worried after she was absent from CNN for an entire month.
“People started to ask about where am I, have I been fired, am I alive, dead, whatever, and I decided when I got back in front of the camera after four weeks… to say something because I actually wanted to do a service, not just to my viewers but to those who might be in a similar situation,” she explained.
In 2021, she stepped back from work to undergo major surgery followed by several months of chemotherapy. Amanpour stressed the importance of paying attention to your body’s signals, saying that doing so helped her receive timely treatment.
Christiane Amanpour is an internationally renowned journalist and chief international anchor for CNN. Born on January 12, 1958, in London and raised in Tehran, Iran, she studied journalism at the University of Rhode Island before joining CNN in 1983 as an entry-level assistant. Over her decades-long career, Amanpour became one of the most respected voices in global journalism, known for her fearless reporting from conflict zones including Bosnia, Iraq, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.
Her work has earned numerous honors, including multiple Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards, and a George Polk Award. Amanpour has also hosted programs for PBS and ABC News.
