Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story

Celeb chef admits to surgery but says it's for benign cyst
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 3, 2008 11:27 PM CDT
Ray Shoots Down Throat Cancer Story
Rachael Ray, left, cooks with audience member Selena Sousa during the taping of "The Rachael Ray Show" in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo)

Rachael Ray denied a throat cancer rumor today but admitted she is having surgery, OK! reports. "Rachael is the picture of health. She is having very minor surgery to remove a benign cyst on her vocal cord," a rep says. The National Enquirer ran a story that Ray, 40, feared she had cancer and might have to stop speaking for 2 months, stopping her intense shooting schedule.
(More Rachael Ray stories.)

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