Veteran CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour told viewers on Monday that she recently had surgery for ovarian cancer and will undergo chemotherapy for a period of weeks.

Amanpour, who has not been hosting her program for CNN’s international outlets for the past four weeks, returned to the air on Monday and opened her program with remarks about her condition. “I’ve had successful major surgery to remove it and I’m now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis, and I’m confident,” Amanpour said on her London-based show. “Always listen to your bodies,” she told viewers, urging them to make sure “that your legitimate medical concerns are not dismissed or diminished.”

Her medical process will be the latest in many battles she has witnessed. Over a multi-decade career at CNN, Amanpour has taken viewers to the site of major conflagrations in the Middle East and eastern Europe.

(SD-Agencies)