'DWTS' alum Witney Carson reveals devastating diagnosis
Professional dancer and "Dancing with the Stars" star Witney Carson opened up about the potentially life-threatening diagnosis that nearly ended her beloved dancing career.
Carson has been dancing since she was three years old, and she wanted badly to become a professional. When she got her call from "DWTS," she was delighted.
Shortly after receiving her "DWTS" call, however, she received "the scariest news" she's ever heard. When she noticed a mole on her left foot, her mother took her immediately to the doctor who informed her that the mole was positive for melanoma -- the most serious kind of skin cancer. If Carson had waited even three weeks, she would have needed chemotherapy, she explained.
"It was devastating. Your feet are everything when you're a dancer," the star says. "I didn't know if I would ever dance again."
Luckily for Carson, the surgery was ultimately successful, and she was treated quickly. "I feel so grateful that I'm here alive," Carson says.
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