‘The Young and the Restless’ star Eric Braeden announced that he is cancer-free on Facebook Live on August 13.Photo:Francis Specker/CBS via GettyYoung and the Restlessstar Eric Braeden is cancer-free.The German actor, 82, who has portrayed Victor Newman on the soap opera for over four decades, shared the good news onFacebook Liveon Sunday.“As of three days ago, I am cancer-free,” Braeden said in the video.The soap opera star, whofirst shared his diagnosisin April, expressed gratitude to his fans. “I thank you for all of your good thoughts, all of your prayers,” he said, adding that they “meant a great deal to me.”Eric Braeden shared that he is cancer-free on Facebook Live on August 13.Eric Braeden/FacebookBraeden continued, “I can tell you it obviously has helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago — that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder — and I am cancer-free.”“They couldn’t find a damn thing,” he added. “Isn’t that nice?”The veteran actor went on to say that just because his bladder is free of cancer cells does not mean that “this is all over.”According to theYoung and the Restlessstar, he is still waiting on the results of an MRI, which will confirm whether his cancer has spread from his bladder. And, if the results bring good news, he said he still has to undergo several prophylactic infusions.Eric Braeden has portrayed Victor Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty“That obviously makes me happy,” the actor said of his new cancer-free status, adding later in the live video that “getting old is great."“I love life, man. Why wouldn’t I?” he said. “I’m working on the No. 1 show. It has been No. 1 for 38 years now. Why would I complain? That would be obscene.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In May, Braeden spoke candidly with PEOPLE about his cancer diagnosis — which he had revealed just a month earlier — andwhy he decided to share it.“I decided to go public with it because I can help people not to be so fearful of it,” the actor told PEOPLE, explaining that he also hoped his diagnosis would serve as a reminder for men to “have this damn thing checked out.”Eric Braeden, star of ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty“The first indications are difficulty to urinate or to empty your bladder completely, and that increases as the prostate grows,” he explained. “It impinges on the urethra, and as it grows more, it impinges more. Hence, the flow is restricted.”He continued: “It gets to the point where you wake up every half hour not to pee, because you can’t get rid of it. That’s as graphic and as simple as it gets.“After initiallyreceiving a misdiagnosis(another reason he wanted to spread awareness), a urologist confirmed that Braeden had stage 1 bladder cancer — but the actor said he wasn’t too worried when he received the news.“I knew I was going to meet it head-on,” he told PEOPLE.
‘The Young and the Restless’ star Eric Braeden announced that he is cancer-free on Facebook Live on August 13.Photo:Francis Specker/CBS via Getty
Francis Specker/CBS via Getty
Young and the Restlessstar Eric Braeden is cancer-free.The German actor, 82, who has portrayed Victor Newman on the soap opera for over four decades, shared the good news onFacebook Liveon Sunday.“As of three days ago, I am cancer-free,” Braeden said in the video.The soap opera star, whofirst shared his diagnosisin April, expressed gratitude to his fans. “I thank you for all of your good thoughts, all of your prayers,” he said, adding that they “meant a great deal to me.”Eric Braeden shared that he is cancer-free on Facebook Live on August 13.Eric Braeden/FacebookBraeden continued, “I can tell you it obviously has helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago — that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder — and I am cancer-free.”“They couldn’t find a damn thing,” he added. “Isn’t that nice?”The veteran actor went on to say that just because his bladder is free of cancer cells does not mean that “this is all over.”According to theYoung and the Restlessstar, he is still waiting on the results of an MRI, which will confirm whether his cancer has spread from his bladder. And, if the results bring good news, he said he still has to undergo several prophylactic infusions.Eric Braeden has portrayed Victor Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty“That obviously makes me happy,” the actor said of his new cancer-free status, adding later in the live video that “getting old is great."“I love life, man. Why wouldn’t I?” he said. “I’m working on the No. 1 show. It has been No. 1 for 38 years now. Why would I complain? That would be obscene.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In May, Braeden spoke candidly with PEOPLE about his cancer diagnosis — which he had revealed just a month earlier — andwhy he decided to share it.“I decided to go public with it because I can help people not to be so fearful of it,” the actor told PEOPLE, explaining that he also hoped his diagnosis would serve as a reminder for men to “have this damn thing checked out.”Eric Braeden, star of ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty“The first indications are difficulty to urinate or to empty your bladder completely, and that increases as the prostate grows,” he explained. “It impinges on the urethra, and as it grows more, it impinges more. Hence, the flow is restricted.”He continued: “It gets to the point where you wake up every half hour not to pee, because you can’t get rid of it. That’s as graphic and as simple as it gets.“After initiallyreceiving a misdiagnosis(another reason he wanted to spread awareness), a urologist confirmed that Braeden had stage 1 bladder cancer — but the actor said he wasn’t too worried when he received the news.“I knew I was going to meet it head-on,” he told PEOPLE.
Young and the Restlessstar Eric Braeden is cancer-free.
The German actor, 82, who has portrayed Victor Newman on the soap opera for over four decades, shared the good news onFacebook Liveon Sunday.
“As of three days ago, I am cancer-free,” Braeden said in the video.
The soap opera star, whofirst shared his diagnosisin April, expressed gratitude to his fans. “I thank you for all of your good thoughts, all of your prayers,” he said, adding that they “meant a great deal to me.”
Eric Braeden shared that he is cancer-free on Facebook Live on August 13.Eric Braeden/Facebook
Eric Braeden/Facebook
Braeden continued, “I can tell you it obviously has helped because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago — that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder — and I am cancer-free.”
“They couldn’t find a damn thing,” he added. “Isn’t that nice?”
The veteran actor went on to say that just because his bladder is free of cancer cells does not mean that “this is all over.”
According to theYoung and the Restlessstar, he is still waiting on the results of an MRI, which will confirm whether his cancer has spread from his bladder. And, if the results bring good news, he said he still has to undergo several prophylactic infusions.
Eric Braeden has portrayed Victor Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty
Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty
“That obviously makes me happy,” the actor said of his new cancer-free status, adding later in the live video that “getting old is great.”
“I love life, man. Why wouldn’t I?” he said. “I’m working on the No. 1 show. It has been No. 1 for 38 years now. Why would I complain? That would be obscene.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In May, Braeden spoke candidly with PEOPLE about his cancer diagnosis — which he had revealed just a month earlier — andwhy he decided to share it.
“I decided to go public with it because I can help people not to be so fearful of it,” the actor told PEOPLE, explaining that he also hoped his diagnosis would serve as a reminder for men to “have this damn thing checked out.”
Eric Braeden, star of ‘The Young and the Restless’ for over four decades.Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty
Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty
“The first indications are difficulty to urinate or to empty your bladder completely, and that increases as the prostate grows,” he explained. “It impinges on the urethra, and as it grows more, it impinges more. Hence, the flow is restricted.”
He continued: “It gets to the point where you wake up every half hour not to pee, because you can’t get rid of it. That’s as graphic and as simple as it gets.”
After initiallyreceiving a misdiagnosis(another reason he wanted to spread awareness), a urologist confirmed that Braeden had stage 1 bladder cancer — but the actor said he wasn’t too worried when he received the news.
“I knew I was going to meet it head-on,” he told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
