Toni Braxton arrives at the 2008 Spirit Of Life Award Dinner on October 15, 2008 in Santa Monica, CA.Us Magazine
And with good reason.
In the latest issue of Us Weekly (out Friday), the singer, 41, reveals she had a tumor removed from her breast a week earlier.
"I was worried about what they would find," she tells Us. "But it was benign."
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Doctors discovered the lump during a routine checkup in August but weren't alarmed. In fact, they told the mother of two sons are Denim, 7, and Diezel, 5 (by musician-husband Keri Lewis) she could continue filming DWTS.
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Once she was eliminated with partner Alex Mazo on Oct. 20, though, she scheduled her follow-up. By that time, doctors found the lump "was definitely still there and bigger," she says.
That's when they decided to remove it.
"Getting the boot on the show was actually a blessing in disguise for me," Braxton tells Us. "We have family history. My grandmother on my dad's side died of breast cancer, and I have aunts on both sides that have breast cancer."
The singer is still recovering but remains upbeat.
"I was very fortunate," she tells Us. "Cancer knows no race, no creed, no color."
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jazz gim soo happy ur ok toni.report abuseposted October 8, 2009 4:01 AM PDT
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BrandyFan22God Bless you Toni and I have extremely happy for you, it hurt my heart to hear that u had a tumor, now give us another album!!! =)report abuseposted September 25, 2009 1:42 PM PDT
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CarmenToni has had her share of health probs, glad she's okay. Just no more plastic surgery, she was always good looking.report abuseposted July 16, 2009 6:47 AM PDT
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Mister DaveWhat good news. I think she may be right (in a different interview) about her elimination from DWTS possibly having been a blessing in disguise that saved her life, since she is such a trooper that she would have gone all the way to the finals rather than take time off for surgery. With all the other casualties from the competition, I was worried about her. May the Lord bless her and her family!report abuseposted December 14, 2008 4:23 PM PST
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LaTonyaBMy prayers are with her and her family.report abuseposted December 10, 2008 8:56 AM PST
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GoddessI'm glad it wasn't serious! Get Well Soon Toni!!report abuseposted December 10, 2008 8:13 AM PST
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DelnonI Love Toni! I'm glad she's doing better!report abuseposted December 10, 2008 7:14 AM PST
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