The Musician Talks to 'Dateline' About Surviving Cancer, Medicinal Marijuana, Realizing Priorities, and the Road Less Traveled

If anyone can turn a bout with breast cancer into an anthem of hope, it's Melissa Etheridge. Etheridge is now cancer-free, and feeling stronger than ever. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it's the perfect time, we thought, to check in with a survivor who was diagnosed a year ago this month.

Eight months ago, Etheridge talked for the first time about her battle against breast cancer. In a recent interview, she reveals new details about her struggle, including her decision to use a controversial drug to help her get through chemotherapy.

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