to the couple as "Bendra." Cancer and advocacy Lee announced on May 12, 2015, that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. By then she had undergone a lumpectomy, and was scheduled to have a double mastectomy later in the week. Governor Cuomo was to take some personal time to be with her during and after the surgery. In August 2015, she contracted an infection in her right breast that resulted in her going on bed rest and intravenous drugs for three months. Lee announced that she is cancer free in late 2015. Seven years after undergoing her double mastectomy, Lee underwent a hysterectomy procedure in March 2022. Her surgery was successful. In 2016, Lee pushed for the passage of the $91 million "No Excuses" law in the state of New York, which provided for expanded breast cancer screening and removed insurance co-pays for mammograms. She subsequently advocated for other states to pass their own versions of the "No Excuses" law. Lee was a keynote speaker at the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Summit for breast cancer advocacy in Washington, D.C., in May 2019. She also became an ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer and produced the documentary Rx: Early Detection – A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee. Bibliography Cookbooks Semi-Homemade - Cooking, Fast and Fabulous (2001) Semi-Homemade Cooking: Quick, Marvelous Meals and Nothing is Made from Scratch (2002) Semi-Homemade Desserts (2003) Semi-Homemade Cooking 2 (2005) Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals (2006) Semi-Homemade Grilling (2006) Semi-Homemade Gatherings (2006) Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes (2006) Semi-Homemade Cool Kids' Cooking (2006) Semi-Homemade Cooking Made Light (2006) Semi Homemade 20-Minute Meals 2 (2006) Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 (2007) Semi-Homemade Cooking 3 (2007) Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites (2008) Semi-Homemade Desserts 2 (2008) Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals (2008) Semi-Homemade Grilling 2 (2008) Semi-Homemade Cocktail Time (2009) Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders: 139 Easy Fast Fix Dishes (2009) Semi-Homemade Money-Saving Slow-Cooking (2009) Semi-Homemade: The Complete Cookbook (2010) Semi-Homemade Comfort Food (2010) Money Saving Meals and Round 2 Recipes (2011) Easy Entertaining at Home: Cocktails, Finger Foods, and Creative Ideas for Year-Round Celebrations (2011) Bake Sale Cookbook (2011) Every Dish Delivers: 365 Days of Fast, Fresh, Affordable Meals (2013) Other Made From Scratch: A Memoir (2007) The Recipe Box, a novel (2013) Awards and nominations Lee has received the President's Volunteer Service Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honor, and, in 2009, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2018, the