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"Every time I said the word 'leukemia' I just started crying," said cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad, who was diagnosed with cancer two years ago when she was just 22. Now cancer-free, she blogs about the experience and told TODAY's Erica Hill the important thing is to use life's challenges as opportunities. (TODAY)

The children's book author announced Wednesday that she is recovering from a mastectomy. The author, who has sold more than 80 million books worldwide, said she will write about her journey from diagnosis to recovery. (TODAY)

Rosie O'Donnell is "happy to be alive," she wrote on her blog, after discovering one of her arteries was 99 percent blocked, and credits Bayer aspirin with saving her life. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports and Dr. Nancy Snyderman discusses heart disease and women. (TODAY)

June 25: Despite a fatal design flaw that causes reception problems, sales of the new iPhone 4 sailed off the charts. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)