Former Atlanta TV anchor diagnosed with liver cancer

ATLANTA (AP) Longtime Atlanta news anchor Monica Pearson has revealed she's been diagnosed with liver cancer.

The former WSB-TV anchor says she was diagnosed in December and had surgery in January to remove more than 50 percent of her liver. Pearson joined the Channel 2 staff in August of 1975 and retired in 2012 after 37 years with the network. She currently hosts a weekly radio program on KISS 104.1 in Atlanta. 

Pearson told WSB-TV she chose not to reveal her diagnosis until now because she didn't wanted people to pity her. Instead, she hopes her story will encourage people to go to the doctor and get checked.

This is Pearson's second battle with cancer. She overcame breast cancer in 1998 after discovering the disease during a routine mammogram. 

Retired Channel 2 news anchor Monica Pearson now hosts a radio show on Atlanta's KISS 104.1 FM. Pearson has announced she is being treated for liver cancer. (Photo from KISS 104.1 web site)

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