Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's highest-ranking military officer, was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer ...

The military branch said Franchetti properly transferred her authority to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations during her surgery.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti was successfully treated for breast cancer in July, according to the Navy.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the US Navy, has been treated for breast cancer and is free of the disease, the military service said Friday.

The Navy said the service's top admiral is "cancer-free" after surgery last summer and follow-up radiation therapy.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti's stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June and she underwent outpatient ...