This is not the first instance of a viewer diagnosing a television personality.Ī fan who happened to be a registered nurse noticed a lump on HGTV star Tarek El Moussa's neck while watching a marathon of "Flip or Flop" in 2013. I’ll be away for a bit … until then, thanks for watching," Norville added. The television host asked for prayers for herself and her surgeon ahead of the procedure, encouraging viewers to "tune in to 'Inside Edition' every day" despite her absence. There will be no chemo, I’m told no radiation but I will have surgery and I’ll be away for a bit, so Diane (McInerney) will be holding down the fort." "The doctor says it’s a very localized form of cancer, which tomorrow, I’ll have surgery to have removed. Until recently, it was something,” she said. Norville said doctors initially deemed the thyroid nodule benign, but the lump eventually grew cancerous, requiring medical treatment. Related: 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek thanks his supporters amid cancer battle: 'I'm a lucky guy' And a long time ago an 'Inside Edition' viewer reached out to say she’d seen something on my neck. Your hair, your makeup, the dress you’re wearing. Norville continued: "When you work on television, viewers comment on everything.
"We live in a world of see something, say something, and I'm really glad we do," she said in a video announcement posted on the show's official YouTube account Monday. The "Inside Edition" host revealed that she will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule that a sharped-eyed viewer brought to her attention. Deborah Norville is used to having her looks scrutinized as a television personality, but one comment from a concerned viewer proved to be a life-saver.