Giuliana Rancic has bravely shared her battle with breast cancer with her friends and fans across the world, and now the 37-year-old entertainment host successfully underwent her double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery Dec. 13.

Her husband Bill Rancic told E! that Giuliana is doing really well explaining that her surgery lasted about four hours and the doctors were very pleased with the result.  Bill said that she had a little bit of pain through the night but is feeling much better that morning and was cracking jokes.  She will probably be back on The Fashion Police by Friday.  Giuliana — who is planning on being back to work on New Year’s Eve, when she’ll be co-hosting the NIVEA Kiss Platform in New York City with Bill — is already on the mend.  Rancic wasted no time in letting fans know she was OK, tweeting that she wants to thank all the viewers and fans for their support and prayers adding that the tweets and notes have not gone unnoticed and she is very grateful.

It was only three months ago that Rancic was diagnosed with breast cancer and made the decision to go public with her struggle.  The E! News host, 36, underwent a double lumpectomy and radiation in October to remove her breast cancer tumors, but decided to undergo the more drastic double mastectomy after consulting with a team of experts.  Rancic told The Today Show host Ann Curry that after careful consideration, she decided the procedure was the only option for her.  Giuliana said that it was important for her to get the cancer out noting that it was what she wanted to do.  She admitted that all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking over her shoulder for the rest of her life.  She also admitted that she often has moments alone where she cries to herself.

Opting to have the surgery, which will be followed by reconstruction, prior to the holidays and New Year was a conscious decision for the Rancics.  Bill explained that there is something really symbolic about starting out the new year like that.  He said that he always tell Giuliana, once the clock strikes midnight, they are taking the rear view mirror off the car and they are not looking back because they are going to be done.  He added that there will be no looking over her shoulder and no worries noting that they can start living life.  Rancic explained that with a double mastectomy, she has less than one percent chance of getting it back noting that with another lumpectomy, radiation and medication, she could has a 20, 30 or 40 percent chance in her lifetime.  The surgery, which removes the entire breast, often has an unpleasant stigma.  However, Rancic said that the word [mastectomy] seemed so scary to her at first adding that after doing research and seeing the advancements, the surgery has come a long way from 20 years ago.  She said that the results could be incredible.

Giuliana Rancic is continuing to remain positive ahead of her double mastectomy this month.  According to the 37-year-old E! News host, her breasts have never defined her and now they never will.  Rancic said she is even prepared for the scars that will remain long after the surgery is complete.  According to her, scars tell such an incredible story adding that she will always look at them and think that she made it through that.

While the E! News co-host has donned a brave face since announcing her diagnosis with breast cancer in October; there are moments when the reality of the disease gets the best of her.  Giuliana said that usually it is 2 in the morning that she will turn around from her husband, Bill Rancic, so she do not wake him up and she just cry.  She added that she sob and think how did that happen.

During a visit to “The Wendy Williams Show” on Tuesday, Giuliana spoke candidly about the upcoming procedure.  During the interview, she described scars ‘as beautiful’ and said that she will feel more womanly once her surgery is completed.  Her supportive husband Bill, who appeared alongside his wife, said that they will be: ‘A badge of courage.’  Giuliana will also undergo a reconstruction directly after her double mastectomy, which is scheduled for this month.

The upbeat TV presenter told Williams that it was important that the couple remain lighthearted about the ordeal.  She said that her reconstructed breasts might come out looking even hotter and then laughed.  She claimed that you got to have fun with that and noted that they find the humor in everything.  According to her, Bill helped pick the breasts, and she was like astonished with the size of what Bill chose.  Bill said they were confident doctors will have success with the surgery.  According to him, they have come a long way noting that they have seen a lot of before and after and it is remarkable.

Just hours after revealing that she would undergo the procedures, Giuliana launched herself right back into work, interviewing Angelina Jolie at the In The Land Of Blood And Honey premiere for E! last night.  She will also head back to hosting duties alongside Ryan Seacrest on Monday.  Rancic told Seacrest on his KIIS FM 102.7 show that she will be on E! News Monday and then she will be out of his hair for two weeks.

Giuliana revealed that she will be undergoing a double mastectomy, after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October on The Today show, yesterday.  The E! News presenter spoke openly about her decision during the interview.  America’s popular morning show updated its Twitter feed yesterday, saying that she is going to go ahead and move forward with a double mastectomy.

In October, Giuliana initially underwent a double lumpectomy to removed cancerous growths in both breasts as well as her lymph nodes – but now she is taking extra measures after doctors failed to ‘get all the cancer out’.  Bill, who sat by his wife’s side throughout the interview, explained that medics were unable to ‘clear all the margins’ and get all the cancer out, hence the final decision of double mastectomy.

Born August 17, 1975 in Naples, Italy, Giuliana Rancic is an Italian American celebrity news personality.  She is a host on E! Network’s flagship entertainment news program.

At the age of 5, her family moved to the United States where she was raised in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.  Her father, Eduardo DePandi, is a master tailor.  The DePandi family owns Bruno Cipriani, a high-end men’s clothing store in the White Flint Mall in North Bethesda, Maryland.  She has two siblings: a sister, Monica, and an open singer brother, Pasquale Depandi.  She is a graduate of Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda Maryland), received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s degree in Journalism from American University.  While in attendance, Rancic served as a features correspondent for the syndicated university television station, covering number of stories related to the Pentagon, Supreme Court, White House and State Department.  Fluent only in Italian, Giuliana prides herself on the fact that she taught herself English by watching daytime soaps and other television shows.

In addition to her news anchoring duties, Rancic often co-hosts red carpet events for award shows such as the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.  On March 13, 2006, she was joined as host of E! News by Ryan Seacrest.  She is the creator and executive producer of MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar, which premiered in 2007.  She appeared in the movie Bring It On: Fight to the Finish in a brief scene.  She also hosted the Miss USA 2011 beauty pageant on NBC.  Prior to coming to E!, Giuliana covered entertainment news online, serving as an anchor at Load Media, as well as an entertainment journalist for Detour magazine’s Website.  She later transitioned into television as a producer for MGM’s nationally syndicated series Uncovered, where she also made her mark as an on-air talent.  In 2004, she was ranked #94 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women.

Rancic also appeared as herself in a few films, including the Jamie Kennedy comedy Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003), the Mel Gibson-produced vigilante yarn Paparazzi (2004), and the superhero fantasy Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).  Her debut book, Think Like a Guy, is the first project under her production company GDP Entertainment, Inc.  Think Like a Guy is a practical and funny handbook of rules compiled by Giuliana.  She knows what it is like out there and has done extensive field work on what turns guys off and on.  The book was released in 2006.

Rancic currently resides with her husband, entrepreneur and talk show host, Bill Rancic in Los Angeles.  On December 15, 2006, Bill and Guiliana announced their engagement.  The two were married on September 1, 2007, in a ceremony on Capri at santa Sophia Church in Anacapri.  The couple has been dealing with Giuliana’s fertility issue and have been trying to conceive since approximately the beginning of 2009.  Her doctors had recommended that she gain weight in order to increase the chances of pregnancy.  In February 2010, she stated that she had gained five pounds, and was working on gaining more weight.  The couple began in vitro fertilization (IVF) in March 2010, and got pregnant in the spring of 2010, however Giuliana suffered a miscarriage at eight weeks.  Rancic had an IVF transfer for a second time in November 2010; however, the procedure did not result in a pregnancy.

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