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.

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

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

The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer. The service said Friday that Adm.

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

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