Former Neighbours star Kate Keltie has shared an update in her battle against stage four cancer, revealing she is now cancer-free.
The former actress, who played Michelle Scully on the Australian soap, revealed in November last year that she had been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer, and subsequently set up a GoFundMe page to finance her treatment.
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Over $37,000 was raised on the fundraising page – $12,000 over the original target – and Keltie has now updated the page and shared the news that the treatment was successful, writing (via The Mirror): "I recently received results of my latest scan and was told that there had been a complete metabolic response to diseased areas. In other words, it seems I am cancer-free.”
Keltie had previously thanked her supporters during the time of her diagnosis and treatment, writing in a previous post: "Hi everyone. I am so sorry I haven't had a chance to thank you all personally yet – stay with me, I'll get there!
"I just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your support, and messages and phone calls. It's so amazing to know I have so many incredible people in my corner,” she continued.
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"I've just got over COVID and I start my first round of chemotherapy tomorrow, and you really have no idea how my head space has changed going into it because of each and every one of you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart."
Keltie debuted as Michelle on Neighbours in 1999, before eventually departing the soap in 2003. She made a brief return in 2004, before retiring from acting and working in both the law and recruitment sectors.
Neighbours returns in the second half of 2023 with new episodes streaming free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US. Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new series.
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