Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top officer, received a diagnosis of stage 1 breast cancer in late June after a routine screening, the service said in a released statement.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer this summer, the service revealed Friday. Franchetti, the Navy’s highest-ranking military

Franchetti, the chief of naval operations, was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in June. She is the first woman to service in the role.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of Naval Operations, was successfully treated for breast cancer in July, the Navy announced Friday. Franchetti was diagnosed in late June following a routine mammogram, had a successful lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy performed in July at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,

The Navy’s top officer is healthy after treatment following a Stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year, the service disclosed on Friday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has been declared “cancer free” by her physicians after a lump was discovered in a routine screening this summer.

The Navy said the service's top admiral is "cancer-free" after surgery last summer and follow-up radiation therapy.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's highest-ranking military officer, was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer this summer, the service announced Friday. Franchetti’s stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June,

Adm. Lisa Franchetti's stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June and she underwent outpatient surgery in July.