Suzanne Somers reveals she has breast cancer

September 3, 2004

Yes indeed she does have breast cancer. I would love to hear how she

is doing?? I have seen her on the HSN network selling her stuff and

she looks good....I certaintly hope she feels good. I could not find

anything on this topic that was current however. As a cancer patient

myself, I am curious.

xxx in Ca

Suzanne Somers reveals she has breast cancer

Suzanne Somers

March 28, 2001

Web posted at: 11:17 PM EST (0417 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actress and Ab Roller pitchwoman

Suzanne Somers revealed Wednesday in an exclusive interview with

CNN's Larry King that she is battling breast cancer.

" In the last year, I've been battling and surviving breast cancer, "

said Somers.

She said she decided to make the announcement after tabloid

newspapers ran stories saying she had liposuction and showed pictures

of her leaving a known liposuction clinic.

Somers, 54, said she did go to a liposuction clinic to have some

cosmetic work done on one of her breasts, after part of it was

removed because of the cancer.

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She refused to answer questions concerning liposuction treatment on

other parts of her body, saying she didn't feel comfortable talking

about it.

" It was just to even things out, " she said. " I have a nice body. I

felt disfigured ... It just feels like I don't have to tell. "

The actress said she has undergone radiation treatment for the

cancer, but she rejected chemotherapy.

" I decided to find some alternative things to do, " she told King.

She said she uses a homeopathic drug called Iscador, which she said

was recently approved for use in the United States.

The actress was visibly subdued and upset as she spoke about her

condition, which she said she hadn't wanted to reveal yet.

" Maybe my higher power is pushing me to come out before I'm ready to

come out about it, " she said.

Somers cried as she recounted how she asked the tabloids not to print

the stories that said she had liposuction on her thighs. Somers does

infomercials for the ThighMaster.

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