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.

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,

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

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

The Navy’s top officer is healthy after treatment following a Stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year, the service disclosed on Friday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has been declared “cancer free” by her physicians after a lump was discovered in a routine screening this summer.

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