The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers reveal that Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) has always been open with his fans, sharing important news from his offscreen personal life. Now the 83-year-old daytime legend is sharing a health update following his August announcement that he was cancer-free.

In February ET’s Cassie DiLaura visited the Y&R and had a chance to talk to the veteran actor. He said “My cancer diagnosis right now is on hold, as it were, and [I’m] very grateful for very good doctors and very good modern cancer treatment which has improved enormously.”

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The German-born soap icon added “People shouldn’t be afraid of it, you know. Just go and have your cystoscopy, have your colonoscopy, have your heart checked out. Do all that, do it in time.”

Braeden debuted on the number one rated daytime drama in 1980. Since then his character Victor Newman has been featured in over 4,000 episodes.

Braeden shared his cancer diagnosis last April. In an interview at that time he told ET that he wanted to “inform people” about managing their own health matters.

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Later in August Braeden announced that his cancer was gone after undergoing a series of treatments.

He told the outlet “It’s funny, I don’t react immediately to things. I react afterwards. On the way home, I thought, ‘Keep on looking at it step by step.’ That’s good advice for anything you do in life. Don’t anticipate the result, don’t think way ahead. No, take it step by step.”

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This February CBS renewed the soap for four more years. The show debuted in 1973 and is CBS’ longest-running program. Y&R is set to air through 2028.

Braeden said about the renewal “I was very happy because it’s obviously a testament to the fact that people still watch it. Very lucky considering there are so many unemployed people in Hollywood. Very, very lucky.”

Braeden also took that moment to thank the fans that have embraced the show and made it a success.

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Currently Braeden and his co-star and onscreen wife Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first wedding between their Genoa City characters.

Putting his incredible tenure in perspective Braeden said “When I came here, I signed for three months. I said, ‘I won’t do any longer than that.’ And the rest is a 44-year history. Isn’t that something?”