Cameron Mathison will celebrate a crucial five-year milestone in September.

Cameron Mathison is excited a about a five year milestonePhoto byABC GH screenshot

Cameron Mathison, a popular actor with Virginia soap fans, has announced an important milestone. Soaps She Knows reports that the actor will celebrate being cancer-free in September for five years.

He said, “I had a partial nephrectomy, which means part of my right kidney was taken out.” The soap vet considers himself lucky because doctors said the cancer had been in his body for 12 years, but it did not spread.

Cameron Mathison rose to prominence by portraying Ryan Lavery on One Life to Live. He has appeared in many films, including Murder She Baked on Hallmark and A Merry Christmas Wish on Great American Family. He is best known for portraying Drew Cain on General Hospital and has also been a talk show host.