Vanessa Hudgens’s dad has cancer

Vanessa Hudgens has revealed that her father has been diagnosed with stage-four cancer and spoke about how she hates cancer with “every cell of her being”, according to JustJared.com.

 

While receiving a Breakthrough Performer award at the 2015 Industry Dance Awards and Cancer Benefit Show on Wednesday, the actress said, “Last year, my boyfriend, Austin, lost his mom, Lori, to cancer, and my dad has just been recently diagnosed with stage four cancer. Let me tell you, I hate cancer. I hate cancer with every cell of my being.”

 

She dedicated the award to cancer survivors and their families, adding that “it really takes a strong person and a strong family to be able to help those out who are going through this.”