Overview
- Peet connected with Hoda Kotb during a TODAY interview on Thursday, sharing how they related as breast cancer survivors.
- She said her cancer is lobular, an understudied subtype, and urged more research focused on this form of the disease.
- In a March 21 New Yorker essay, she revealed a Stage I, hormone‑receptor‑positive, HER2‑negative diagnosis from fall 2025 and described treatment with a lumpectomy and radiation.
- She reported a clear scan in January 2026 and said she felt extremely lucky because SAG insurance and in‑home help eased her recovery, which many patients lack.
- Outlets noted that invasive lobular carcinoma starts in the breast’s milk‑producing glands and has drawn growing calls from researchers for targeted studies as cases rise.