New York Times 1987:
Nancy Reagan's cancerous left breast was removed today in a 50-minute operation without complications, the White House said.
The cancer, seven millimeters in diameter, was about the smallest doctors can detect on a mammogram, an X-ray of the breast. Laboratory tests made on it and other tissue removed in the surgery showed that the cancer was a common form that had not spread to other areas of the breast or to nearby lymph nodes, said Marlin Fitzwater, the White House spokesman.
Mrs. Reagan was awake after the surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and her vital signs were ''strong and stable'' as she rested comfortably in the recovery room, Mr. Fitzwater said. President Reagan visited his wife there and told her: ''Honey, I know you don't feel like dancing. So let's hold hands.'' Prognosis Seems Favorable
The White House did not hold a briefing for reporters and Mrs. Reagan's doctors would not discuss her prognosis or plans for future treatment, if any.
Nancy was born in 1921 that makes her 90...
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