Amy Robach's Honest Account: Drinking and Coping with Breast Cancer

Amy Robach was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2013

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And got done with final round of treatments a year later.

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The 50 year-old TV personality talked about the illness during her iHeartRadio podcast

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Amy and T.J with co-host and husband T.J Holmes,

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And explained her relation with alcohol while kicking off a “dry 2024.”

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After getting a double mastectomy and eight rounds of chemotherapy,

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Amy got done with her final round of treatment in April 2014.

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"I knew this past year was an anomaly.

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It was not a year that hopefully will ever be repeated,

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However, it's been weighing heavily on me.

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Not just about the amount of alcohol that I consumed

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But also what I know about alcohol and cancer - and specifically breast cancer,” she shared.

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