Shanice has bravely revealed that she has been battling breast cancer.
Full story below…
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Appearing on Good Morning America, the ‘Smile’ singer revealed that she received the diagnosis in June of this year.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Speaking candidly with host Michael Strahan, the songbird shared that she had been fearful of getting checked due to prior issues with dense breasts and having had scares previously that were cysts.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)However, when a new lump was discovered, she had it tested and cancer was confirmed as its cause.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Shanice admitted, “I literally lost my smile.”
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)The performer, 51, subsequently had a double mastectomy and was supported in earnest by husband, actor Flex Alexander.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Explaining her rationale for opening up, she said:
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)“I wanted to come on the show to encourage women that you have to keep smiling. I got my smile back. I want to tell women to get their mammograms, your ultrasounds…yearly. If I had gone sooner, I could have caught it when it was at stage zero.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)It’s not a death sentence. If you get [it] early, you can beat this.”
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Watch the full segment:
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Kudos to Shanice for being so brave in sharing her story. Here’s wishing her a full and speedy recovery.
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Plus “I Literally Lost My t I t s, coz doc said they have to be chapped off” 🤣😂🤣
Chopped off