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Michael Strahan reveals his daughter's cancer diagnosis on 'Good Morning America'

Isabella Strahan, 19, began experiencing severe headaches, nausea and the inability to walk straight. Her MRI results showed a four-centimeter tumor, and she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma.

Good Morning America anchor and former NFL player Michael Strahan revealed on Thursday's show that his teenage daughter was recently diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer.

"I'm very proud of her and she's always been strong and this is something that is so personal

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