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Jessie J 'sobbed for hours' after hearing she is cancer-free
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- In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, the singer is seen waiting for an MRI scan as part of a yearly check-up.
- She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
- In June last year the Price Tag singer revealed her diagnosis on social media, and had surgery later that month.
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Helen Bushby Culture reporter BBCThe singer, who announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, said she went public to help process her diagnosis, and show solidarity with others going through a similar ordeal Singer Jessie J has said she is now "cancer free", a year after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, the singer is seen waiting for an MRI scan as part of a yearly check-up. The caption reads: "Results are in and I am cancer-free!" followed by 10 crying emojis.
She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
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