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ABC's Amy Robach debuted a new hairdo Wednesday as she appeared on Good Morning America to discuss her battle with breast cancer. The 40-year-old journalist, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy, explained that she decided to chop her long locks to take control away from cancer.
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"We know in our line of work that appearance is important -- and it's important to anybody and everybody, really -- and I decided I was going to take control of one thing away from the cancer, so I got my hair cut," she said.
Robach was diagnosed with breast cancer last October and has since undergone a double mastectomy and two of eight rounds of chemo.
"Today I'm taking control of something that I have very little control of," Robach explains in a video shot before her salon appointment. "I'm going to cut my hair very short. I've never done this before, but I want to say that I had something to do with how I like, not the cancer."
As her hair is cut in the video, Robach cries and claims the haircut symbolizes a "fresh start, a new chapter."
When GMA's George Stephanopoulos told her her new do looked "fantastic," she thanked him and explained it made her feel free and empowered.
[Us Weekly]
