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Published 9/4/2008 at Extra

CBS anchor Katie Couric is excited to participate in tomorrow's unprecedented "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon -- and she's sharing with "Extra" why the cause is so close to her heart. Couric bravely details the loss of husband Jay Monahan to colon cancer. "For nine months when Jay was sick, I felt like my heart was in a vice every single day," said Katie. "Nothing really prepares you for a life-shattering diagnosis like that." Katie also lost Keep Reading... See Also: Stand Up to Cancer Stars Stand Up to Cancer in Telethon Hollywood 'Stands Up to Cancer' (link)

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