90s R'n'B singer Shanice, 51, diagnosed with breast cancer after skipping mammograms for 8 years

90s R'n'B vocalist Shanice has revealed she was diagnosed with bosom cancer this twelvemonth aft skipping mammograms for 8 years.

The I Love Your Smile hitmaker, 51, archetypal revealed her signifier 1 crab diagnosis successful September, and elaborate however she had undergone a treble mastectomy wherever a  1cm centimeter tumor was recovered successful her breast.

Appearing connected Good Morning America this week, the prima said doctors archetypal suspected she had a tumor successful her bosom 8 years agone - it was aboriginal recovered to beryllium a cyst, but the fearfulness of mammograms stopped her getting the checks. 

Expressing her regret implicit the determination she said: 'If I would person gone sooner, I could person caught it astatine signifier zero.

'Put that fearfulness aside. If you get checked early, you tin bushed this thing. It's not a decease sentence. If you tin get determination early, you'll live.'

She underwent screening successful March aft uncovering a lump successful her bosom - with doctors believing initially she had signifier zero ductal carcinoma successful situ (DCIS), a benignant of bosom crab that affects the beverage ducts.

She had a treble mastectomy successful May - during which doctors recovered the tumor successful her chest.

She said: 'When I had my country and they told maine I had cancer, I virtually mislaid my smile. But I wanted to travel connected the amusement to promote women that you person to support smiling. I got my grin back.'

In September Shanice shared a station from infirmary announcing her diagnosis, writing: 'Happy Sunday everyone… God is simply a healer.. So 3 months I had a treble mastectomy.. I had a signifier 1 one centimeter tumor successful my breast.. Thank God I caught it early… I wasn’t acceptable to speech astir it past but I’m beardown capable to speech astir it now.. 

'Please everyone get checked.. Thank you @yahsherbalistjharrellsims for helping maine with your herbs @drleehealthtalk convey you for helping maine get done this journey.. Thank you to each my supplication warriors for keeping maine lifted up successful prayer.. Thank you @phildfish for sharing your moms testimony.. 

'Thank you to my friends and household for your enactment and prayers.. Thank you @flexaforeal for helping maine get done the hardest clip of my life.. 

'You helped maine each time with my drains and cooked each my meals.. I emotion you.. I americium healed and restored successful Jesus name.. Thank you @therealdrjackie for my acquisition basket… @frostchild Thank you for coming with maine to my doctors appointment.. I’m believing God for your healing arsenic well… @toyialjackson @donyelledenise8 I’m believing God for your healing.. I emotion you all..'

She added: 'I americium healed and restored successful Jesus name.'

Shanice broke done onto the euphony country successful 1987, releasing her archetypal medium Discovery astatine the property of 14.

The star, whose afloat sanction is Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox, was fashionable with fans and garnered 2 apical 10 R&B hits from the medium arsenic a result. 

Shanice achieved further occurrence with the songs Silent Prayer, Saving Forever for You and When I Close My Eyes aft signing with Motown records successful 1991. 

The prima was calved successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but aboriginal moved to LA with her parent Crystal and Aunt Penni.

They made the determination arsenic her parent and aunt were hoping to prosecute euphony careers there.

But Shanice was the 1 who really made the determination into singing and popular music, encouraged by her relatives.

When she was eight, she was successful a KFC advert with Ella Fitzgerald, aboriginal going connected to look connected Star Search astatine the property of 11.

The singer's dependable has been utilized connected respective movie soundtracks including Pocahontas and The Meteor Man. 

She besides did backing vocals for Toni Braxton connected her tune Un-Break My Heart.

The prima has been joined to histrion and comedian Flex Alexander for 24 years- aft they tied the knot successful February 2000. 

They are parents to Imani Knox, 23, and Elijah Alexander Knox, 20.