Regarding her own health, Edwards is "actually doing really well," she said. "The cancer is still there, but it's under control."
She declined Saturday to make an endorsement in the presidential race. But Edwards said she favored Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare plan over Barack Obama's.
"Sen. Clinton's plan is a great plan" that closely resembles John Edwards' proposal, she said. Clinton's plan mandates that every American be insured. Elizabeth Edwards said only universal healthcare would resolve one of the problems plaguing the healthcare system -- its soaring cost.
"Until we get rid of the need for hospitals and other providers to cover the costs of people who are not covered . . . the overall cost is not going to go down," she said. "The only real cost savings comes when you have universality."
In North Carolina, meanwhile, John Edwards praised Sens. Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Obama (D-Ill.) in his first public speech since dropping his White House bid two months ago but declined to endorse either candidate.
"I have a very high opinion of both of them," he said at the Young Democrats of North Carolina convention. "We would be blessed as a nation to have either one of them as president."
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ron.lin@latimes.com
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
