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Jill Martin Gets Candid About Battling Cancer and Divorce in Same Year


Jill Martin spoke candidly about battling Stage II breast cancer and getting divorced from Erik Brooks in the same year

The Today contributor said she was “operating with generosity and kindness and trying my best” as she grappled with two major and difficult challenges within a short period of time, speaking on the Wednesday, October 16 episode of the “Making Space with Hoda Kotb” podcast. In July 2023, Martin shared on the Today show that she had been diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer and announced she would be undergoing a double mastectomy. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation)While Martin may physically be in remission, she spoke candidly to Us Weekly on October 1 about the lingering emotional effects of her cancer battle.

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