’90s R’n’B singer Shanice revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year after skipping mammograms for eight years.
The I Love Your Smile singer, 51, first revealed her stage one cancer diagnosis in September, detailing how she had undergone a double mastectomy in which a 1cm tumor was found in her breast.
Appearing on Good Morning America this week, the star said doctors first suspected she had a breast tumor eight years ago; It was later discovered that it was a cyst, but fear of mammograms prevented her from having the checks.
Expressing regret over the decision, he said: “If I had gone earlier, I could have caught it at stage zero.”
‘Leave that fear aside. If you get checked early, you can beat this. It is not a death sentence. If you can get there early, you will live.’
90s r’n’b singer Shanice revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year after skipping mammograms for eight years.
The pop star, 51, is best known for her 1991 hit I Love Your Smile.
She underwent screening in March after finding a lump in her breast; Doctors initially believed she had stage zero ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a type of breast cancer that affects the milk ducts.
In May she underwent a double mastectomy, during which doctors found the tumor in her breast.
She said: ‘When I had surgery and was told I had cancer, I literally lost my smile. But I wanted to come on the show to encourage women to keep smiling. “I got my smile back.”
In September, Shanice shared a post from the hospital announcing her diagnosis, writing: ‘Happy Sunday everyone… God is a healer… So at 3 months I had a double mastectomy… I had a one centimeter stage one tumor in my breast… Thank God I caught it early… I wasn’t ready to talk about it then. but I’m strong enough to talk about it now…
‘Please everyone get tested… Thank you @yahsherbalistjharrellsims for helping me with your herbs @drleehealthtalk thank you for helping me get through this journey… Thank you to all my prayer warriors for keeping me uplifted in prayer… Thank you @phildfish for sharing your mother’s testimony…
‘Thank you to my friends and family for your support and prayers… Thank you @flexaforeal for helping me get through the most difficult time of my life…
‘You helped me every day with my drains and cooked all my meals… I love you… I am healed and restored in the name of Jesus… Thank you @therealdrjackie for my gift basket… @frostchild Thank you for coming with me to my doctor’s appointment… I’m also believing in God for his healing… @toyialjackson @donyelledenise8 I’m believing in God for his healing… I love you all…’
And she added: “I am healed and restored in the name of Jesus.”
The I Love Your Smile singer, 51, first revealed her stage one cancer diagnosis in September, detailing how she had undergone a double mastectomy in which a 1cm tumor was found in her breast.
Appearing on Good Morning America this week, the star said doctors first suspected she had a breast tumor eight years ago; It was later discovered that it was a cyst, but fear of mammograms prevented her from having the checks.
Shanice burst onto the music scene in 1987, releasing her first album Discovery at the age of 14.
The star, whose full name is Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox, was popular with fans and scored two top 10 R&B hits from the album as a result.
Shanice achieved further success with the songs Silent Prayer, Saving Forever for You and When I Close My Eyes after signing with Motown Records in 1991.
The star was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but later moved to Los Angeles with her mother Crystal and aunt Penni.
They made the move because his mother and aunt hoped to pursue a musical career there.
But Shanice was the one who really took the plunge into singing and pop music, encouraged by her family.
When he was eight years old, he appeared in a KFC advertisement with Ella Fitzgerald and later appeared on Star Search at the age of 11.
The star has been married to actor and comedian Flex Alexander for 24 years, after they tied the knot in February 2000.
The singer’s voice has been used in several film soundtracks, including Pocahontas and The Meteor Man.
He also did backing vocals for Toni Braxton on her song Un-Break My Heart.
The star has been married to actor and comedian Flex Alexander for 24 years, after they tied the knot in February 2000.
They are parents to Imani Knox, 23, and Elijah Alexander Knox, 20.