Melissa Etheridge says she's cancer free

August 4, 2005 06:07 PM
Rocker Melissa Etheridge , who revealed last year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, now says that her body is free of the disease.

Etheridge spoke about her health during a Wednesday (8/3) appearance on the syndicated entertainment-news program Extra.

"I'm cancer free, totally cancer free," she told reporter Jon Kelly. "I stand before you a completely healthy person."

Etheridge underwent two cancer surgeries last October, during which a tumor and some lymph nodes were removed from her breast.

During an unannounced appearance at this February's Grammy Awards ceremony, Etheridge--bald after undergoing chemotherapy--made her first public performance since she was diagnosed with breast cancer last October, sharing the stage with young singer Joss Stone during a tribute to Janis Joplin.

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