wade hayes

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way.

Wade Hayes made news when he revealed his battle with stage four colon cancer in 2011 and now he's speaking out about a second bout with the disease.

Just one year after finding out that he had been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, Wade Hayes is thrilled to announce that he is officially cancer-free.

With six months of chemo under his belt, Wade Hayes is finally on the right side of recovery from his stage IV colon cancer, for which he underwent surgery back in December. In recent weeks, Hayes had bloodwork done — it came back tumor free. Hayes has finally completed chemotherapy is anxious about living his life once again.

Wade Hayes will be taking the stage for the first time next week since being diagnosed and treated for stage IV colon cancer. Hayes, along with Trace Adkins, Exile, GAC’s Nan Kelly and her husband Charlie, will join together for the 4th Annual Stars Go Blue for Colon Cancer benefit event and concert, taking place Tuesday, March 6 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame.