Elizabeth Edwards's Cancer Spreads

Elizabeth Edwards's cancer fight has taken a turn for the worse, with the disease spreading to her liver and doctors recommending against additional treatment.

"Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be unproductive. She is resting at home with family and friends," the Edwards family said in a statement.

On Monday, Edwards, 61, posted a Facebook message to her friends.

"I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope," she writes. "These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that."

Edwards, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2004, was briefly hospitalized last week after not feeling well over Thanksgiving. Doctors said her cancer had metastasized to the liver.

With the sudden turn, family members – including daughter Cate, a Washington lawyer, and her brother and sister, Jay and Nancy Anania – hastened to Chapel Hill, N.C., to be with her.

"It isn’t possible to put into words the love and gratitude I feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day," Edwards wrote on Facebook. "To you I simply say: you know. With love, Elizabeth."

Rosie O'Donnell is Cancer Free

Rosie O'Donnell has received the all clear after undergoing biopsies to determine whether two lumps in her breasts were cancerous.

The A League of Their Own actress, 48, feared she was facing a battle with the killer disease after doctors found worrying shadows during a routine Mri (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.

She underwent biopsies on both breasts earlier this month and was thrilled when she received a text message giving her the all-clear.

On a blog update entitled Cancer Free, the star writes, "A two word text/and everything changes/thank you/amen."

O'Donnell's own mother died of breast cancer aged just 39.

Rosie O'Donnell: New Breast Cancer Scare

Rosie O'Donnell fears she might be facing a battle with cancer, the comedienne revealed on her blog Monday. She tells friends and fans in her update that doctors found two lumps in her breasts last Wednesday and she's currently getting both biopsied.

O'Donnell spoke to Extra TV and confessed she's scared she might have the same disease that killed her mom, the Toronto Sun reports. The TV personality's mother died of breast cancer at age 39, four days before O'Donnell's 11th birthday.

In her blog Monday, O'Donnell said the doctors told her it's "probably nothing." She also said that the second biopsy will be done Monday. Results are due later this week.

This isn't O'Donnell's first cancer scare: the actress revealed in her blog that she had a lump removed when she was 30.

Spartacus May 'Close Up Shop' in Wake of Andy Whitfield's Cancer Relapse

Although Starz execs have yet to decide how Andy Whitfield’s cancer relapse will impact the future of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, exec producer Steven S. DeKnight reveals that one of two things will likely happen: a new actor will be brought in to replace Whitfield or the series will end.

“The two main options are to close up shop or recast,” says DeKnight. “I want to talk to Andy and find out how he feels about the options. That’s obviously very important to us.

“We’re still absorbing what’s happened,” adds DeKnight. “I think it’s going to be a little while before we reach any conclusions.”

DeKnight says his primary concern remains Whitfield, who bowed out of the show’s second season after doctors advised him to resume “aggressive treatment” for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “He’s a trooper,” marvels DeKnight. “He has a very positive outlook.”

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, a prequel to the series, will still air as scheduled in January 2011.

Dexter's Michael C. Hall: I Always Wondered Whether I'd Live to Age 39

When Michael C. Hall learned last year that he had Hodgkin's lymphoma, it wasn't just the diagnosis but the timing that was unnerving. Hall was 38 – just a year younger than his own father was when he died of prostate cancer, when Hall was a child.

It was a bizarre coincidence, made all the more resonant by the fact that Hall had long connected the age 39 to his own feelings of mortality.

"I think I've been preoccupied since I was 11, and my father died, with the idea of the age 39: 'Would I live that long? What would that be like?' " Hall tells The New York Times. "To discover that I had the Hodgkin's was alarming, but at the same time I felt kind of bemused, like: 'Wow. Huh. How interesting.' "

Hall turned 39 this past February. His cancer is in remission, and he feels completely revitalized. If anything, he says, he felt extra energy after the effects of the chemotherapy wore off.

As the fifth season of Dexter premieres this Sunday on Showtime, Hall looks back at his career so far and sees a pattern of playing repressed characters – not just Dexter Morgan but also David Fisher on Six Feet Under. Perhaps, says Hall, that's another legacy from having a father who died young.

"The fact that I've been called upon to play these characters is probably not a complete coincidence," he says. "I have my own repressed people in my life that I've drawn on, and had my own tendency toward repression. Maybe it has to do with not knowing quite what to do with the storm of feelings that accompanied my father's death. Maybe it's a learned behavior."

He adds with a smile: "Now, I'm taking it to the bank."

Andy Whitfield Bows Out of Spartacus to Resume Cancer Treatment

Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield will not be returning to the second season of the Starz series, the network announced Friday via press release.

The actor, who was in remission after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in March, has been advised to resume “aggressive treatment” for the disease.

“It’s with a deep sense of disappointment that I must step aside from such an exceptional project as Spartacus and all the wonderful people involved,” Whitfield said in the release. “It seems that it is time for myself and my family to embark on another extraordinary journey. Thank you for the support so far.”

The series had delayed production in the spring while Whitfield underwent treatment; the actor had been training for the second season after he was declared cancer-free in June.

At this point, the network has not made any decisions regarding the series’ future. “Right now, we just want to extend our concern and support to Andy and his family,” Starz Media’s Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik said in the statement. “We will address our programming plans at some later date.”

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, a prequel to the series, will still air as scheduled in January 2011.

Absolutely Fabulous Star Has Breast Cancer

Jennifer Saunders, familiar to American TV audiences as the eccentric London public-relations specialist Edina Monsoon on the uproarious British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, has been fighting breast cancer since discovering a lump last October.

It's being reported by the BBC that she just completed treatment and her doctors say the screenwriter-actress-comedienne's condition is in remission.

Saunders, 52, has been seen with closely cropped hair as well as in a wig and bandana at a recent Wimbledon match. She will not comment on her health, her rep tells the BBC.

Saunders has been married to actor-musician Adrian Edmondson since 1985. They have three daughters.

Her series Ab Fab, as it was called, debuted in 1992 and continued for several seasons before spinning off into the occasional special. Last Christmas in the U.K., Edina reunited with her pal Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley) for a commercial for the Marks & Spencer department-store chain. The outlandish Patsy and Eddie have been described as, among other things, "Lucy and Ethel on acid."

Survivor's Ethan Zohn's Cancer is in Remission

Ever since he first started treatments for a rare form of Hodgkin's Disease last year, Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn has documented his journey in video on www.people.com. He and girlfriend Jenna Morasca, winner of Survivor: Amazon, have been grateful for the support of those tracking his progress – and are thrilled they have some good news to share.

"A few weeks ago, we got his first clean CT scan," says Morasca. "Now we can officially call him 'in remission.' We were so nervous for this test because good news on this test meant we could start our lives again."

The couple had been down this road before.

After he thought chemotherapy had worked to eradicate his cancer at the end of last August, Zohn learned it had come back. "The last clean scan we got was good but then we had to enter the stem cell transplant," Morasca says, "which was quite a long and daunting process."

Along the way, Zohn recovered from other hurdles of an equally emotional nature, such as the death of friend Jenn Lyon from breast cancer in January. But in April, when a nurse practitioner gave the couple the results of the scan, "both Ethan and I jumped up and hugged her!" Morasca says. "I cannot begin to explain the happiness and relief we felt."

The first thing the pair did to celebrate was to go on vacation, their first trip in more than a year, to Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Soon, Zohn will be traveling more as he begins taping a series of shows called Outside Today for a new network, Outside Television, in Portland, Ore. And in June, the couple will go to South Africa for a few weeks "to work with the charity he founded with his Survivor winnings, Grassroot Soccer," Morasca says, "and watch the World Cup games."

Sure enough, "Ethan says he is just excited to start living again and enjoying every precious moment," says Morasca. "We wanted to come out of this stronger people with more appreciation for each other and the world – and that's exactly what happened."

Jennifer Carpenter: 'Dexter' Star, Michael C. Hall, is Fully Recovered from Cancer

The wife of Michael C. Hall says the Dexter star is "fully recovered" from cancer and has returned to work.

Jennifer Carpenter said Friday that Hall was "incredibly brave" when he announced in January that he was undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that attacks the lymph nodes.

The 38-year-old Hall went into remission and continued treatment at a health facility near Los Angeles.

Hall won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award earlier this year for his portrayal of Dexter, a serial killer who targets other murderers. Carpenter stars on the bloody Showtime hit series as Dexter's seemingly unknowing sister.

“Spartacus” Star Andy Whitfield Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Keep Andy Whitfield in your thoughts and prayers as the star of the new hit series Spartacus: Blood and Sand begins treatment for non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The cancer was discovered during a routine checkup as Whitfield prepared to begin shooting the second season series which is filmed in New Zealand. The Starz network, which airs the series, says production has been postponed while Whitfield undergoes treatment.

According to the network, doctors say the cancer was detected in its early stages and is “very treatable.”

The Australian actor and former model whipped himself into incredible shape to film the series, said inm a recent interview: "I'm going to rest. I'm tired physically, obviously. You can get to a certain point and you get injuries and you have to carry on around those injuries. But also emotionally it is very draining as the series progressess."

Spartacus had been scheduled to resume production in April. No official information has been released on the new production starting date.

Our best wishes go to Andy for a speedy recovery!

Michael C. Hall Says Winning Awards has Boosted His Spirits

Michael C. Hall had plenty to celebrate Saturday night.

Just a week after winning a Golden Globe for his serial killer star turn on Showtime's Dexter, the actor was named outstanding actor in a drama series at Saturday's Screen Actors Guild Awards. And, he said backstage, his cancer is in remission.

"I'm two-thirds of the way through this treatment that already has this thing in remission," he said. "It's nice in the homestretch to have this kind of shock of positive energy. It's a celebration."

Hall, 38, who is very private, initially said he revealed that he was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, because he knew he would be making several public appearances. "Because award shows were imminent, I had to make a statement," he said at last week's Globes.

As it turns out, there has been one unexpected and positive result of his admission. "I've been feeling very well," he told reporters backstage at the SAG Awards, "because I made this announcement. Because of these public events, I've heard from people I would have not have heard from otherwise."

Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer

Dexter actor Michael C. Hall revealed Wednesday he has been battling cancer, but said he’s almost finished with treatment and the disease is in remission.

Hall, 38, said in a statement he is lucky to have been diagnosed with the “treatable and curable condition” – Hodgkin’s lymphoma – and thanked his Los Angeles-area medical team for their skill in caring for him.

His spokesman, Craig Bankey, said Hall’s cancer is in remission but the actor will continue scheduled treatments.

Hall plans to go with his wife – and Dexter costar – Jennifer Carpenter to Sunday’s Golden Globes, where he's nominated for best dramatic actor and the show as best drama. He also plans to attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards the following Saturday, where Hall and the cast are also nominated.