Jessie J has told fans that she is officially cancer-free after a 'scary' hospital check‑up in London this week, revealing she 'sobbed for hours' with relief when doctors confirmed her latest breast cancer scans were clear.
The 38‑year‑oldDominosinger, who went public with her diagnosis 11 months ago, shared thecancer updatein an emotional Instagram post alongside footage from inside the hospital as she prepared for an MRI scan.
Jessie J — real name Jessica Ellen Cornish — disclosed last year that she had been diagnosed withearly-stage breast cancerand underwent surgery in June to remove one of her breasts. At the time, she described the operation as life‑saving but also admitted the recovery had been gruelling, forcing her to postpone tour dates while she faced what she called a 'second surgery' and months of physical and emotional rehabilitation.
In her latest cancer update, the British star filmed herself in a hospital gown as she prepared to go into an MRI scanner, admitting she was terrified about what doctors might find.
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'So I'm back for my yearly check‑up, I'm actually s****** myself, I'm not gonna lie,' she told followers, pointing to the cannula taped to her arm and adding that she believed contrast dye was being used for the scan despite being told otherwise.
She tried to lighten the mood with a flash of the gallows humour that has run through many of her posts about illness, joking: 'I might have to have a bigger bucket this time, for this big old b*** but fingers crossed, all good, positive vibes, don't worry about a thing.'
Behind the nervous jokes, though, was the familiar dread anyone who has lived with cancer will recognise: the fear that the disease might have come back. Jessie admitted as much in her caption, saying she had been holding her breath for almost a year.
'RESULTS ARE IN AND I AM CANCER FREE!! I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year,' she wrote, according to theExpress, before thanking fans for the messages and 'positive vibes' she said had helped carry her through.
The news came after what Jessie had previously described as the hardest year of her life. Last June, she underwent surgery to remove one breast following an early breast cancer diagnosis. Details of the operation remain private, but she has been open about the impact on every part of her life and work.
Source: International Business Times UK