Janice Dickinson takes her precious pooch for a walk as she is seen for first time since announcing she has breast cancer

She announced that she is battling breast cancer in an emotional interview with Daily Mail Online.

And Janice Dickinson was seen for the first time since that big revelation out with one of her nearest and dearest.

The 61-year-old was seen taking her precious chocolate Labrador for a walk in Los Angeles on Monday morning.

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Chill time: Janice Dickinson was spotted for the first time since revealing she has breast cancer while on a walk with her chocolate Labrador in Los Angeles on Monday morning

No doubt all she wanted was a relaxed outing with her pet, as she dressed comfortably just hours after the announcement.

Janice wore a black vest featuring a 'Eddie would go' graphic on it, which was a tribute to Hawaiian surf legend Eddie Aikau, along with red athletic leggings and woven leather slip-on shoes.

The supermodel wore her brunette tresses down flowing over her shoulder as she sported natural, complimentary make-up on her face including a swipe of pink lip. 

She clutched onto a venti-sized cup from Starbucks with one hand while gripping onto the collar of her pup with the other. 

Casual customer: The 61-year-old supermodel was dressed comfortably in a black vest, burgundy leggings and slip-on shoes

On Monday it was revealed that the reality star was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 12 after a doctor had found a lump in her right breast during a routine medical examination.

After an urgent mammogram and biopsy Janice was found to have early stage ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - a common form of breast cancer that starts in the milk ducts.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online, Janice choked back tears as she spoke of facing the greatest challenge of her life.

Relaxed: Janice changed her athetlic leggings and bundled up in a hoodie as she was spotted buying a few plants later on in the day

Support system: She was accompanied on the outing by her fiancé Dr. Robert 'Rocky' Gerner

She says: 'Just two weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it's hard for me to say this, but I have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

'It's still quite shocking. Today I got very scared... I just get very scared and it hit me. But I am not gonna let that define me, the fear. I'm going to get through this, I'll be just fine kiddo.'

Janice, who is known as the world's first supermodel, says she feels like she has entered a 'nightmarish dream' since the diagnosis. 

She admits withdrawing in to herself and becoming very quiet - a different persona to her usually flamboyant, vocal self.

Speaking out: Janice told Daily Mail Online exclusively in an emotional interview how she has been diagnosed with breast cancer but is utterly determined to beat it

Rock: Janice is fully supported in her cancer battle by Dr. Gerner, who she will marry this summer

'I went into a world of fantasy, kind of a world of process, I kept saying to myself, "you're just processing this",' she explains during the interview.

'You can't be brave and fierce and all the things that people know you from - reality television, from the fashion industry, from being the world's first supermodel, from being a judge, from being a writer, a photographer, from being an AIDS activist.' 

Janice is now on 'almost daily' visits to UCLA and has undergone a series of blood tests, specialized mammograms and an electrocardiogram, a test which checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart.

The supermodel, who has battled anorexia, bulimia and alcoholism in the past, is no stranger to the surgeon's operating table after undergoing a series of cosmetic procedures over the years.

And she is expected to return to surgery in the coming days to have a one-inch area of tissue around the lump in her breast removed.

Doctors have detected cancer in as many as three of Janice's lymph nodes and they will be testing the tissue to see if the cancer has reached the outer edges.

The star will then have to undergo radiation therapy on the cancerous cells and take a course of medication, likely for the rest of her life.

But her chances of survival are good.

More than one in five new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in US women are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS or 'stage zero' cancer), according to the American Cancer Society.

The non-invasive cancer is treatable and the survival rates are high.

Janice joins a long list of celebrities who have battled breast cancer, including journalist Joan Lunden, singers Sheryl Crow, Kylie Minogue and Carly Simon, actresses Cynthia Nixon, Olivia Newton-John and Suzanne Somers and E! News star and red carpet host Giuliana Rancic who was diagnosed in 2011. 

Syndicated daytime series The Doctors will be following Janice Dickinson every step of the way through all her treatments and procedures. Her first televised appearance on The Doctors will air on April 6. Check your local listings for details. 

Years as a star: The supermodel's career began in the 1970s with shoots like these. She now wants to turn her fame to raising awareness of breast cancer and the need for testing