Ali Carter given all-clear from lung cancer

The two-time World Snooker Championship finalist has twice overcome cancer after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2013.

"Two beautiful words that I've been waiting for 'all clear'," he said on Twitter. "I can now concentrate on getting my life and career back.

"I will be glad when this year is over. Some better things to come in 2015."

Carter won a non-ranking event in Hong Kong in October. His seeding has been frozen during his treatment enabling him to be among the top 16 seeds at the Masters next month.

He will face Barry Hawkins in the first round at Alexandra Palace.

"He went in for tests on Monday and had full body scans and blood tests," said his the player's manager Steve Daintry.

"He has been on tenterhooks all week and on Friday, professor Neville Davidson said he was completely all-clear, with nothing to worry about. It couldn't have gone any better.

"Although things had been looking good, this was the biggest test to see how his body had responded to the treatment.

"It's a big weight off Ali's mind. He can get back to a normal life and put the cancer behind him."