we all remember "dancing with the stars" co-host samantha harris revealing she has breast cancer. n hands. take a look at her story. >> it's samantha. >> reporter: she hosted "dancing with the stars" for eight seasons. >> samantha. >> thank you, tom. >> reporter: even appearing as a special correspondent on "gma." >> we're joined by special correspondent, samantha harris, in los angeles. >> reporter: this morning, the tv star is revealing, at just 40 years old, she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. >> i think the why me wasn't so much why me? but why my girls? you know? >> reporter: telling "entertainment tonight," it was a diagnosis she had to fight for. after several doctors informed her that the lump they found in her breast was benign. >> someone who gets a diagnosis with anything that is going to change the life that you lead right now, it's scary. >> reporter: but harris pushed past the fear of the unknown because she just didn't feel like herself. she decided to take matters into her own hands. opting to see a specialist who found the lump was actually cancerous. >> and

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. >>> coming up, former "dancing with the stars" co-host, samantha harris. pepper jack. hey pepper jack. ruff ruff, ruff ruff. he's a spicy one. annnnnd... delicious. tillamook pepper jack, tastes better because it's made better. >>> now, to a "gma" exclusive. former "dancing with the stars" co-host, samantha harris, announced just last week that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has decided to undergo a double-mastectomy. i had a chance to talk to her about how she made this decision and what it will mean for her and her family. because of the treatment she and i are both undergoing right now, we wanted to meet in person. but we had to speak via satellite from los angeles. you have processed so much over the past few weeks, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. had i not discovered this, i would have no idea i even have cancer because i'm operating at 100%. clearly, the diagnosis takes its emotional toll. >> let's talk about the time it took to get where you are right now. you and i had our mammograms a week apart. and you had an all-clear.

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