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Over the years, Somers transformed herself from a successful actress to a health author and activist.
The sitcom, “Three’s Company” undoubtedly propelled her into stardom.
In fact, she was first diagnosed with cancer in April 2000.
According to Somers, her doctors discovered the cancer after the actress underwent a routine mammogram.
They later removed a 2.4-cm tumor out of her right breast.
Lifestylein 2018 about the experience.
“You never think that you’re not here forever.”
She was 53 years old at the time of her diagnosis.
Somers first underwent a lumpectomy, which removed the tumor.
At the time, Somers was still working.
According toABC News, numerous media outlets started calling the supposed scandal “Thighgate.”
At first, Somers' representatives denied these claims.
“They call it severe hyperplasia in your uterus.
I didn’t make a big deal about it.
In my 30s, I got a malignant melanoma in my back.
People just wanted to protect Chrissy Snow.”
However, as breast cancers highly vary between individuals, some people need additional therapy.
It’s also sometimes administered before a lumpectomy.
For this reason, Somers reportedly refused to take chemotherapy as part of her cancer treatment plan.
She also explored alternative treatments, a point that remains highly controversial among the medical community.
Additionally, Somers refused a breast implant after her initial lumpectomy, which is another common post-cancer treatment.
“Really, when they showed me, I cried,” Somers told Yahoo!
Lifestyle after the surgery.
“I’d gotten so used to being without it.
Imagine if you lost a body part and then it grew back?
I had been without for 11 years and it grew back.
And I had full feeling.
It’s a miracle.”
She announced she was cancer-free in 2007
In 2007, Suzanne Somers shared remarkable news.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer nearly six years earlier, she was told that she was now cancer-free.
“Sleep is a game-changer,” she told Yahoo!
“I decided to eat as though my life depended on it.
For many people, a cancer diagnosis can be life-changing in many ways, and Somers was no exception.
So that’s what I’ve done.
During a routine checkup in 2008, she was told that she had full-body cancer.
“When they read the CAT scan they said, ‘You have cancer everywhere.
I got the fungus in my lung which can kill you.”
Most of these were related to health and fitness.
Yet there was one such title released in 2009 that caused a stir among several medical professionals.
Keep in mind that this was a treatment measure she had previously refused during her initial breast cancer treatment.
Well, this is a book about options … And it’s powerful to have information.”
However, doctors expressed concern that Somers could potentially discourage people from taking chemotherapy when they need it.
“There’s a tendency to oversimplify medical messages,” Dr. Otis Brawley told NBC News.
“Well, oversimplification can kill.”
One writer for theDaily Beasteven questioned, “Does Suzanne Somers Cause Cancer?”
in an article headline.
“And he said, ‘But you’ll die.’
And I said, ‘I honestly believe I will die if I do what you tell me.
The idea of flooding my body with chemical poison just doesn’t reckon with who I am.”
Aside from making a gratitude list, Yahoo!
Or, what choices did I make today that took me towards health?"
In 2019, this included launching her own beauty brand called “Suzanne Organics.”
Not only are all products organic, but they are gluten-free and toxic-free, too.
“I saw this need and I’m filling the need,” she told People in 2019.
And I know that we’ve achieved that."
(you’re able to even find her original ThighMaster product here!)
Somers confirmed in anInstagrampost on July 31 that her breast cancer had unfortunately returned.
“I have used the best alternative and conventional treatments to combat it.
This is not new territory for me.”
Hamel confirmed these details in an interview.
“It’s a recurrence of my breast cancer,” Somers toldNBC Newsthat summer.
Then I put on my battle gear and go to war.
This is familiar battleground for me and I’m very tough."
Tragically, this also happened one day before her birthday.
Even after our five decades together, I still marvel at Suzanne’s amazing determination and commitment."
Yet she also made the most of her situation, which even critics could give her credit for.
