'It's the perfect ending to a busy year!' Brooke Burke-Charvet reveals surgery to remove thyroid cancer has been a success

PUBLISHED: 19:47 EST, 12 December 2012 | UPDATED: 03:35 EST, 13 December 2012

Brooke Burke-Charvet has revealed surgery to remove her thyroid cancer has been successful.

The 41-year-old Dancing With The Stars host said she had received the good news just seven days after undergoing a thyroidectomy.

Writing on her ModernMom.com blog, she said: 'I just got the results back from all of my tests and great news - the thyroid cancer has been removed from my body and all my lymph nodes are clear.

'So I'm hoping that this is the end of the story. Woohoo!!! And thank GOD!'

On the road to full fitness: Brooke Burke-Charvet has revealed she has been given the cancer all-clear

The mother-of-four also said her recovery following the December 6 procedure has been 'much better than I expected it would be.

'I've been home for the past week, watching a lot of TV, which I never do.

'I've almost made it through the entire season of Showtime's... Homeland. I can't remember the last time I lost myself in someone else's story.

'It's so out of the ordinary for me - to not be working or rushing from place to place driving the kids around. But I have to admit I could kinda get used to this.

'In a weird way, it's kind of the perfect ending to a very busy year. I've taken the rest of the year off to recover and catch up with my family and now we're just celebrating life.'

Resting and recovering: Brooke Burke-Charvet is home following thyroid cancer surgery. The host of Dancing With The Stars took a farewell picture of her neck as she was wheeled into the operation theatre 'Last looks at my neck. Here we go......'

Resting and recovering: Brooke is at home following thyroid cancer surgery

It was further good news after the fitness guru took to Twitter to reassure well-wishers that she alright, defiantly declaring 'F**k cancer'.

She added: 'I'm resting, recovering. Surgery went well. Dr Adashek is a genius. Thx Dr! Feels like I got hit my a car.'

The model - who is married to former Baywatch showpony David Charvet - also revealed her greatest fear had not been realised.

'Thank God it's over. I'm clean, surgery went well & I can talk. Losing My voice was my biggest fear. Thx for all your prayers & light.'

'F you cancer': The mother of four tweeted news of her successful operation and made it clear how she feels about cancer

By the time she was home the pain had obviously eased, with the face of Sketchers telling cancer she was done with it.

Posting along side of a picture taken before her surgery where she is giving the middle finger to the camera the host said on Whosay:

'Made it through my surgery, Thank God! so far so good F#@k Cancer! I'm recovering, I'm strong, I'm grateful for my brilliant Doctors.'

In the lead up to her cancer surgery Brooke has been very open about her illness.

However the day before her operation, she admitted it has been a very scary time and talking about it has made it both better and worse.

Family's strength: Brooke, pictured here earlier this year with two of her four children and her husband David Charvet, says she has been amazed with how her partner has dealt with the news, 'He's been so strong and such a rock'

Family strength: Brooke, pictured here earlier this year with two of her four children and husband David Charvet, says she has been amazed with how he has dealt with the news

'Ever since I broke the news, I have had to talk about cancer every day to every friendly person that I run into, which has been a constant reminder of the challenges that lie ahead,' she wrote on her blog on Modern Mom.

'On the flip side, so many people have shared their thyroid experiences with me, and their scars - which surprisingly look pretty darn good. I am hopeful for a successful procedure and I am planning on a speedy recovery.'

Thursday's news that the Dancing host was going to be okay was quickly welcomed by one of the show's pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

'Congrats @brookeburke on a successful surgery! Have a fast recovery! Love you!,' the dancer tweeted.

Fears: The host initially did not tell her children about her illness, however, when they found out each of them discovered different ways to cope

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She has every-right to talk about her cancer & spread the word about it to warn others & educate people...

- art , somewhere, Australia, 14/12/2012 08:11

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That is some scowl... Get Well Brooke!

- Treacle , uk, United Kingdom, 13/12/2012 20:56

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I had my thyroid removed 3 years ago after the birth of my daughter. It was benign, and my scar isn't noticeable.

- DaisyMJ , Culpeper, United States, 13/12/2012 20:05

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I had exactly the same thing ... even though it's "cancer", it is almost always curable with very little invasiveness or post-surgical treatment. Two pills a day for the rest of my life. Big deal. To make such a big deal out of this bothers me ... there are people out there with other cancers that are not curable and don't get this much attention. Sorry, just venting. Am honestly happy that she's feeling better. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I had invasive thyroid cancer. I had to have surgery and also had to have radioactive ablation and then wait SIX weeks OFF THYROID MEDS to have a full body scan to find out if all the cancer cells had been zapped. Going for six weeks off meds is HELL! How DARE you pipe off about what an easy time YOU had! Not all people are so fortunate yes you dummy, people CAN and DO die from thyroid cancer! I had a doctor tell me "poor prognosis". You are an IDIOT!!!!!

- Stephanie , Los Angeles, 13/12/2012 19:58

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- Emma White , Madison, United States, 13/12/2012 16:37

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they must have changed the procedure for a thyroidectomy, I cant see any scarring below her throat...

- TomRO , Newcastle, United Kingdom, 13/12/2012 14:33

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make up works wonders for her

- Kimo , USA, United States, 13/12/2012 14:09

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Wish her all the best and may she never have to go through all that again !

- Ishkandar , London, 13/12/2012 11:54