Ann Romney, the wife of former governor Mitt Romney, has recently announced that she has been diagnosed with a precancerous breast lump. Yesterday, Ann Romney has undergone surgery to remove the precancerous tissue. This is not the first health problem suffered by Ann Romney, who has also been affected by multiple sclerosis, an affliction she often spoke candidly about.

Ann Romney was in the process of getting her annual mammogram at Brigham and Women’s Hospital last week. After her mammogram was analyzed, she was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. According to the statement released by an aide, the diagnosis – commonly referred to as DCIS – is not considered to be cancer, but only precancerous, as it has not yet reached and invasive state. Both Ann Romney and her husband were grateful that the disease was caught early on. Ann Romney strongly believes that her early diagnosis should function as a reminder for all women that they should get regular mammograms to catch the disease in its earliest stages. Catching cancer early on is highly beneficial, as the treatment itself is less invasive and less damaging to the rest of your body. Ann Romney didn’t even need to stay committed overnight.

For her, the intervention was merely a nuisance, a hindrance in the way of all that Ann Romney wants to do and achieve, according to a statement issued by Ann Romney’s brother, Jim Davies. Her doctor – Beverly Moy, a medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, is happy with the prognosis and expects Romney to “do just fine.”