Robin Quivers, 73, Says She Is ‘Cancer-Free’: ‘I Feel Like a Brand-New Person’

On the June 1 episode of The Howard Stern Show, Robin Quivers told listeners what every cancer patient hopes to say: “I’m cancer-free!”

The longtime Stern show cohost, 73, had been fighting endometrial cancer since 2012; she underwent treatment again in 2017.

Stern, 72, did not hide his relief, calling the update a miracle. “This is honestly the best news ever,” he said, recalling the call that brought the results. He said Quivers had researched her illness, stayed on top of her care and never backed away from treatment.

“Robin kicked cancer’s ass. They said it couldn’t be done,” he said.

Quivers sounded more measured but no less relieved. “I feel like a brand-new person,” she said. After all those years, she added, “I never gave up hope.”

For longtime listeners, Quivers is not a sidekick. Quivers has been Stern’s on-air partner since 1981, a steady voice across more than four decades of doing radio.

Endometrial cancer starts in the lining of the uterus. It is often grouped under uterine cancer. The disease can be caught early because it often causes symptoms, especially abnormal vaginal bleeding. When doctors find it early, surgery to remove the uterus can often cure it, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Quivers’ treatment started with surgery. After doctors found a mass in her pelvic area, surgeons performed a complete hysterectomy, she told People in 2023. She was later diagnosed with a rare form of stage 3C endometrial cancer, then went through six weeks of radiation and six rounds of chemotherapy over a 15-month period.

After the cancer returned and spread to her lymph nodes, Quivers began intermittent immunotherapy infusions.

Endometrial cancer is most often diagnosed after 50, with the average age at diagnosis being around 60. It is one of the few cancers in the U.S. rising in both incidence and death rate. Risk factors include obesity, diabetes, never having been pregnant and a family history of the disease.

The American Cancer Society says there are no screening tests or exams to find endometrial cancer early in people at average risk who have no symptoms. Abnormal vaginal bleeding, discharge or spotting, especially after menopause, should be reported to a doctor. About 90 percent of women with uterine cancer have abnormal bleeding, AARP reports.

Cancer survival has improved more broadly, though the figures are not specific to endometrial cancer. The five-year survival rate for all cancers combined reached 70 percent for cases diagnosed between 2015 and 2021, up from about 50 percent in the mid-1970s, according to AARP.