Suzanne Somers Is Putting Her Career on the ‘Back Burner’ After Another Cancer Battle, Says Husband

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Suzanne Somers’ priorities have shifted — and her career is taking a back seat — following her recent cancer battle.“Suzanne has lived with cancer all her life,” Somers’ husband, Alan Hamel, told Page Six on Monday, July 31, recalling that “in her 20s, she’d also dealt with two hyperplasia … which is the waiting room for cancer.”Hamel, 87, explained that Somers, 76, was given “an all-clear” diagnosis on June 6 after dealing with “her cancer once again.” He noted that “cancer is tricky” so he and Somers will “now closely monitor everything going forward.”Although the Three’s Company alum is feeling better, Hamel said his wife will be taking a break from Hollywood. “We decided to put work on the back burner for now and focus on her health,” he continued.Hamel added that Somers’ doctors told the family that if the actress “didn’t lead a chemical-free, organic life supported by bioidentical hormones, she wouldn’t be with us.”Somers first battled skin cancer during her 30s and was later diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000.

At the time, she chose to forgo chemotherapy and treated the disease by having a lumpectomy and radiation.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“I have a new standard of care,” she told Us Weekly in October 2018 while reflecting on her health journey. “I didn’t want chemical poison, I changed my diet, I eat real food, organic food only — if you can pick it, pluck it, milk it or shoot it.”Somers continued: “I eat buttercream, sour cream, cream cheese, all organic, no hormones.

I sleep eight hours a night and I don’t take any drugs.”The former Step by Step star further described her lifestyle as “optimal,” telling Us at the time that she didn’t “worry about cancer” and a possible return.Ahea