She confirmed the news with an update on her condition.

Pam Bondi is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, the former US attorney general has told CBS News.

The aide of Donald Trump revealed she was diagnosed with the disease shortly after she left the Justice Department in April, according to various US outlets including CNN.

She has undergone surgery in recent weeks following the cancer diagnosis.

In a statement provided to UNILAD earlier on Wednesday (May 27), Vice President JD Vance said: “Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces.”

Mayo Clinic explains how thyroid cancer ‘is a growth of cells that starts in the thyroid’, which is typically treatable if caught early.

Symptoms of the disease include swelling in the neck, voice changes and difficulty swallowing.

Last month, Bondi was removed from her role of attorney general following backlash of the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Symptoms of thyroid cancer as Pam Bondi reveals diagnosis
In the US, the disease is said to be almost three times more common in women than in men
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Here are the symptoms of thyroid cancer to be aware of after former US Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed she’d been diagnosed with the disease.

Bondi told multiple outlets, including CBS and CNN, that she’d received her cancer diagnosis shortly after she was removed from the Justice Department at the start of April.

The former attorney general, 60, went on to confirm that she’s undergone surgery for the health condition in recent weeks, telling CNN she was ‘doing well, though’.

In a statement provided to UNILAD on Wednesday (May 27), Vice President JD Vance said: “Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces.”

Pam Bondi recently detailed a thyroid cancer diagnosis (Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Pam Bondi recently detailed a thyroid cancer diagnosis (Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Todd Blanche took on the role of acting attorney general after President Donald Trump ousted Bondi from the position last month. However, she’s set to join the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology amid her diagnosis.

What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?
The Mayo Clinic explains that thyroid cancer ‘is a growth of cells that starts in the thyroid’, which is typically treatable if caught early.

While some with the disease may not develop symptoms to begin with, there are a number of complications to be aware of.

The thyroid is located at the front of your neck (UNILAD)
The thyroid is located at the front of your neck (UNILAD)
According to Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, symptoms of thyroid cancer can include:

A lump in your neck, called a nodule
Swollen lymph nodes in your neck
Changes in your voice, including hoarseness
Trouble swallowing or breathing
Throat or neck pain that can extend to your ears
Coughing that’s not related to an upper respiratory infection
Coughing that is not related to a cold
How common is thyroid cancer?
The type of cancer is most common in women (Getty Stock Images)
The type of cancer is most common in women (Getty Stock Images)
Thyroid cancer is said to account for around 2.1 percent of all new cancer cases in the US.

The American Cancer Society estimates that around 45,240 new cases of the disease will be diagnosed this year, with the majority of them (32,000) being in women.

It is most common in women who are in their 40s and 50s, while men are more likely to get thyroid cancer in their 60s and 70s.

Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center adds: “Most people who have thyroid cancer have no genetic mutations or family history. However, certain cancers are more likely than others to be an inherited type of cancer.

“For example, about 20% of medullary thyroid cancers start from an inherited gene. These cancers are called familial medullary thyroid carcinoma. They can start in childhood or early adulthood and spread early. Some people who have thyroid cancer have an inherited syndrome called Cowden disease.”