Brooke Burke's Cancer Battle: Tom Bergeron Offers 'Love and Support'
November 09, 2012
On the Mend
“Dancing with the Stars” co-host Brooke Burke is facing thyroid cancer, but not without the support of family and friends, including Tom Bergeron.
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Tom also revealed that he’s known of his “DWTS” co-host’s diagnosis for a few months. "I told her at the time she first told me that I've had experience with this in my family," he said. “You never want to hear the word 'cancer,' but thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. It has an incredibly high success rate."
The mother of four, who wed actor David Charvet in 2011, went public with the news on Thursday via a personal video. Although the illness has thrown her for a loop, the TV personality said she’s “going to make a positive out of this negative thing.”
According to Bergeron, Brooke is worried about scarring, but he explained, "In the hands of a very good surgeon, as I'm sure she has one, the scar doesn't necessarily have to be that visible."
On Friday, Brooke tweeted, "Morning. Wow, some news coverage yesterday. I'm feeling good. The C word sounds worse & scarier than it really feels." Watch her emotional video.
For more information, visit Thyroid.org.
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Hi Brooke,
Just wanted to let you know, it sounds scarier than it is. My daughter was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 21, and myself at 47. We both had a total thyroidectomy, followed with radioactive iodine therapy. The worst part was the diet we had to follow before the treatment. We got use to it though. It wasn't so bad. plus the scar afterwards is hardly noticable as time goes on.
I wish you the best of luck!!! Don't be frightened, it really is one of the most treatable cancers. (So we were told).
If you ever have any ?'s from someone that has been through it, don'y hesitate to ask.
Sincerely;
Ann J
to brooke burke charvet my prayers are with you i have had under active thyroid for years not the same as yours but if you would like to talk feel free to email me
Brooke Burke Charvet is an amazing woman, she's going to be fine, my prayers and the prayers of all her fans are with her, she'll be back, better, more beautiful and stronger than ever, Brooke has Cancer, Cancer doesn't have Brooke, she's going to beat this.