Erin Andrews reveals she battled cervical cancer during 2016 NFL season

Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews underwent treatment for cervical cancer earlier this football season and is now clear of the disease, she told the website MMQB.

Andrews said she learned she had cervical cancer in September on the Saturday prior to the NFL's Week 3 games. She underwent surgery on Oct. 11 in Los Angeles and was working the sidelines the following Sunday in Green Bay.

"Should I have been standing for a full game five days after surgery? Let's just say the doctor didn't recommend that," Andrews told the website. "But just as I felt during my trial, sports were my escape. I needed to be with my crew."

Andrews eventually told her crew about the diagnosis but was able to keep it out of media circulation. On Nov. 1, she underwent another procedure and two weeks later, doctors told her she was free of cancer.

The cancer scare and the well-publicized incident in which Andrews was filmed naked by a stalker through a hotel-room peephole -- the case was settled for $55 million in April -- continued a trying period for Andrews.

"Such an incredible weight had been lifted off her shoulders," said Steve Andrews, Erin's father. "I try not to think about what happened to her too much. But when I do, and I consider the enormity of what Erin has endured, I'll often just sit down and cry."

Andrews is part of the FOX crew that will televise Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 5.