Cameron Mathison Marks 4 Years Cancer-Free and Says He's 'Doing Great'

The actor was treated for renal cell carcinoma in September 2019

Cameron Mathison is giving an update on his health.

While chatting with Entertainment Tonight at the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards, the All My Children alum revealed that he is four years cancer-free and is "doing great."

"I had my 4-year cancer checkup, so I'm healthy, cancer-free... doing great. I'm stronger than I've ever been. I've got more energy than I've ever been. I worked really hard at it," he told the outlet.

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The General Hospital actor reflected on his health journey, saying he's developed "a whole lifestyle" that includes ice baths and "a lot of stuff."

Mathison revealed that he had been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer, in September 2019. Days later, he underwent a partial nephrectomy — a procedure in which the tumor and only part of the kidney are removed — as a form of treatment.

After undergoing surgery, he announced on Instagram that the tumor was gone and told Extra a month later that he was "cancer-free."

That November, he recalled the moment he learned of his diagnosis in a conversation with PEOPLE.

"My doctor called me and said, 'They found a growth on your right kidney that is consistent with renal cell carcinoma.' It was like one of those moments where you're in a dream. I just wanted to wake up," said Mathison, adding that it was "really scary."

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The experience made him seek out the help of a health coach to educate himself about life post-surgery.

"I work with a health coach now," he told PEOPLE in June 2022. "I thought I knew a lot about what I was doing in the right and the wrong ways or whatever, but in the last year, I'd say, maybe 14 months, I've learned more about my own specific health challenges and growth than I have probably in decades before that."

It also encouraged him to gain a new perspective in life.

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"The way that it's changed, it's increased my desire and my willingness and my effort and motivation to help others and to spread the word and just to be a benefit. I got so much help through my journey, and it's like, not everybody has that," he told PEOPLE.

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