American Idol Menard cleared of Cancer

19 December 2008

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Luke Menard, former American Idol contestantant, has been given the all-clear from Cancer.

The finalist in season 7 of the singing contest was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphona earlier in 2008, but recent scans show no signs of the disease. As a Cancer of the immune system, Menard, has required chemotheraphy.

With still more than a dozen radiation treatments to go to rid him of the scar tissue from this chemo, he remains thrilled of the good news, ending the year on a high.

The singer told Access Hollywood: “I'm cancer free according to my last test scan that I had. It's been exciting to get that news”

“We were always praying for this news - to be cancer free. When you're going through chemo, it's kind of a one-day at a time thing. You don't know how you're gonna feel when you wake up in the morning and sometimes you're kind of sick and you're throwing up.”

"It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's definitely been a year to remember and a year to forget - being on American Idol, and days after I was eliminated being told I had cancer. It's been a crazy year".

The show that helped him shoot to fame has helped the 30 year old with expensive medical bills. He adds: “All the producers from 'American Idol,' 19 Entertainment.. David Cook, who won American Idol, he has been extremely helpful, even financially with medical bills. 19 Entertainment has helped out with medical bills, so it's been way more than I expected.”

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