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\"It makes me feel so joyful to know that I am challenging myself physically, and believing in my body again, trusting in my body, again, investing in my body again, and really doing everything in my power to make sure that if this thing comes back, or even if it's living in me now, I am in fight mode,\" said Robach. \"At 48 years old, I'm significantly more healthy than I was in my 20s and 30s.\"

\"Cancer gave me a reason to be the best version of myself, and that's what I've done,\" she said. \"You realize that fear can either cripple you or it can motivate you, and it had been crippling me. And I decided to change it, and let that fear be motivating.\"

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Robach said that after not wanting to do the mammogram on-air eight years ago because she did not want people talking about her breasts, she is now incredibly proud and grateful that she shared her breast cancer battle publicly.

\"I would just encourage everyone to tell your story because it does save lives, it does impact lives and it frees you,\" she said. \"I find talking about it makes it a little bit less painful because you're releasing it and you can have a shared experience with someone else because there are so many of us out there who've been through it. We're all brothers and sisters in this fight.\"

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