Suzanne Rogers Overcomes Cancer Battle

The longest-running actor on any American soap opera just revealed she secretly battled cancer all

summer. Suzanne Rogers, the 82-year-old icon who has played Maggie Horton on

'Days of Our Lives' since 1973, was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer.

She said she knew something “wasn’t quite right” with her body, and after a series

of tests, doctors gave her the shocking news. She immediately began a six-week

treatment of daily radiation and chemo, which she was able to do privately because the show

was on its summer hiatus. While she kept it from the public, she leaned on her

'Days of Our Lives' family for support. Her on-screen daughter, Linsey Godfrey, even sat and held