United Kingdom, March 11 -- Anastacia refused to "pity" herself when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The 56-year-old singer underwent treatment for the disease in 2003 and was given the all-clear but it returned a decade later and she opted to have a double mastectomy.

She told The Guardian: "I've never feared for my life.

"And I've never lost faith. That's just who I am. Faith as in belief. If you believe in yourself you're just like: 'Hmm, well. Got cancer. That sucks.' Yes, I cried about it. Yes, I said: 'God, I didn't think I was going to die this way.' But I didn't wallow. I didn't throw a pity party for myself."

The 'Left Outside Alone' hitmaker believes that there is always "a health crisis one step away" but is pleased t...