Things are looking up for Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore, 53, after doctors say her body is responding well to chemotherapy and radiation treatments.  


Last week, the Channel 2 Action anchor announced that she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, after doctors found two masses in her brain, WSB-TV reported.

In April, doctors were unable to remove one of the tumors during surgery, however, a recent brain scan revealed the tumor has decreased in size due to treatment.  

According to the National Brain Tumor Society, glioblastoma doesn't have a cure and most people who have been diagnosed with the illness don’t survive after 18 months.

Nearly 13,000 Americans are diagnosed with the illness every year including Sen. John McCain and President Joe Biden’s son Beau Biden who both passed away from the aggressive cancer.

During an interview with WSB-TV last week, Moore recounted a time when she experienced severe symptoms and knew she needed to seek medical attention, NBC's Today reported.

“I was really concerned about why all of a sudden I was forgetful, disoriented and just not feeling like myself. Feeling like I was in a fog and really wanting to get out of that fog,” she said.

“I remember walking across the parking lot and feeling like I wasn’t going to make it to the door. I was almost like walking in quicksand,” she continued.

She also urged her audience to make an appointment with their doctor if they feel like something isn’t right.

“This journey for me started with an unusual headache so if something’s not right with you, I urge you to please get yourself checked,” she said. “I’m home now. I’m up and about and doing everything my doctors tell me to do. So for now, I need to be here to focus on my health. I’m surrounded by my family, a very small circle of friends, but also your extended love and support.”

Moore joined WSB-TV in 1997 and since 2012 she has been anchoring the evening news, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported

If the cancer treatments continue to go well, Moore hopes to one day return to the anchor desk.