Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville has revealed her recovering neck after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous lump and says she is 'grateful' to the viewer that spotted it.
The 60-year-old returned to the show that she has hosted since 1995 on Monday after taking time off to recover from the procedure.
She told CBS This Morning, with a Band Aid on her neck, that she and her doctor had been monitoring the lump for years when a viewer first spotted it and reached out to her publicist.
It was determined to be benign at the time, but recent tests showed it had become cancerous and needed to be removed.
'I'm grateful to that viewer,' Norville said in her interview on Tuesday. 'I'm grateful to the viewers who've reached out, who've expressed their love and kindness and compassion and concern.'
Deborah Norville said she was 'grateful' in an interview with CBS This Morning (left and right) after she returned on Monday to Inside Edition, the show she has anchored since 1995. The 60-year-old had taken time off to recover from surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule
Earlier this month, Norville revealed that an Inside Edition viewer noticed a lump on her neck years ago. Pictured: Norville getting a check-up after her surgery
Earlier this month, Norville posted a video to Inside Edition's official YouTube page in which she revealed her diagnosis.
She told fans that doctors told her she wouldn't need chemotherapy or radiation therapy, just surgery and time off to recover.
'If you believe in prayer, please say one for me and for my surgeon and I thank you very much,' Norville said at the time.
Thyroid cancer affects the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ at the base of the neck that produces hormones.
Women are anywhere from two to three times more likely to develop the rare cancer than men are,
Symptoms include a lump or swelling at the front of the neck, swollen glands, unexplained hoarseness and difficulty swallowing.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 52,000 cases will be diagnosed in 2019 and about 2,200 people will die.
The five-year survival rate for
