Just a few short years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Fox Business Network anchor Gerri Willis has revealed in an op-ed that she will take a brief leave of absence to address another pressing new health matter. The 60-year-old host of The Willis Report plans to undergo a hysterectomy after pre-cancer cells were found on her cervix and determined to be the human papillomavirus .“This feeling of anticipation and not a little anxiety is all too familiar — and so is the culprit.
“But the truth is, HPV is worth talking about simply because it is ignored. Fear of the virus sometimes makes us reluctant to get the facts. That was me. I knew nothing beyond the ads I saw on television. What I have learned since is that HPV can lay dormant for decades. And, then, when you least expect it, unmask itself. That’s what happened to me.”
“I am upbeat and optimistic because this surgery is preventative,” she said. “I’m in front of the curve this time in my fight — being treated before an actual cancer has time to develop.