Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top officer, received a diagnosis of stage 1 breast cancer in late June after a routine screening, the service said in a released statement.

Franchetti, the chief of naval operations, was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in June. She is the first woman to serve in the role.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of Naval Operations, was successfully treated for breast cancer in July, the Navy announced Friday. Franchetti was diagnosed in late June following a routine mammogram, had a successful lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy performed in July at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,