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.

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

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,

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

The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.

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