Ex-Anchor Allen Has Aggressive Cancer

New Jersey Republican state senator Diane Allen, a former TV news anchor, confirms she has an aggressive form of cancer.

Allen’s office said in a statement that, “The senator wishes to acknowledge that she has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and is exploring treatment options with some of finest doctors in the world. She expects to undergo surgery as early as this week. She asks that the privacy of her family be respected during this difficult time.”

Allen has represented Burlington and Camden counties since 1996, with her past 11 years in the State Senate.

She also won a highly publicized discrimination action against CBS in 1994, after working as a news anchor at KYW and WCAU.

Allen ran for the U.S. senate in 2002 but lost in the GOP primary to Doug Forrester.