Senator Frizzell announces breast cancer diagnosis to colleagues, urges routine screening
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Senator Frizzell told the Colorado Senate she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, said the condition was detected early via routine screening, and asked for privacy and support while continuing to serve her district.
Senator Frizzell told the Colorado Senate on Feb. 26, 2025, that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and that the condition was detected early through routine screening.
“Cancer doesn’t discriminate,” Senator Frizzell told colleagues during a personal-privilege statement. She said she is a private person but made the announcement “out of respect” for constituents in her Senate district and to be transparent about her ability to continue serving.
Frizzell said she will continue her work for the district while pursuing treatment and asked colleagues for their support. She encouraged annual mammograms, saying the routine screening can save lives: “Get a mammogram every year. Do it even though it is inconvenient and intrusive. Do it because it can save your life.”
Members responded on the floor with expressions of support; the presiding officer and other senators offered words of encouragement. The transcript records that Frizzell said the cancer was detected early and that she expects to continue representing her district during treatment.
The floor remarks do not provide medical details beyond the diagnosis, the statement that the cancer was caught early, or a treatment timeline. Those health details are private to the senator unless she chooses to release additional information.