Alicia Witt reveals she battled cancer and had a mastectomy just six months

Alicia Witt looked triumphant as she delved into her trying cancer battle on Instagram on Wednesday.

The 46-year-old Urban Legend actress shared images of herself celebrating after finishing up a round of ‘chemical therapy’ before she underwent a unilateral mastectomy.

The health scare followed a family tragedy for the actress when both of her parents froze to death in their neglected home in December 2021.

Unbelievable strength: Alicia Witt, 46, revealed her celebrations at finishing a round of chemical therapy two months ago while secretly battling cancer, following her parent’s tragic deaths in December 2021

In her post, Alicia was bundled up with a thick fleece-lined blanket and wore gloves while she donned a large cold cap — a strapped on hat filled with cooling gel that is used by people undergoing chemotherapy to minimize hair loss.

In one image, she beamed while holding up a certification of completion for her treatments, which was dated March 23 and signed by several people. 

‘Just a little over 2 months ago, i had my last round of chemical therapy prior to my mastectomy,’ she revealed in her lengthy caption, before adding a shoutout to her doctor Habib Doss, who joined her for the final treatment.

She marked the joyous occasion by hitting a tiny golden gong to signal the completion of her treatment.

‘Although we didn’t yet know for absolute certain until after the mastectomy that the disease was completely healed from my left breast, this marked the end of my carboplatin/taxotere, + herceptin/perjeta,’ she wrote, noting that she would still undergo the latter two immunotherapies through the end of the year as a precaution. 

Light at the end of the tunnel: In one image, she beamed while holding up a certification of completion for her treatments, which was dated March 23 and signed by several people

Celebration: She marked the joyous occasion by hitting a tiny golden gong to signal the completion of her treatment

Secret fight: ‘Just a little over 2 months ago, i had my last round of chemical therapy prior to my mastectomy,’ she revealed in her lengthy caption, before adding a shoutout to her doctor Habib Doss, who joined her for the final treatment

She thanked the ‘tiny crew of human angels’ who helped her throughout her six treatment, and noted that she wore the cold caps partly to keep her privacy during the ordeal.

‘While keeping hair was obviously the last of my concerns on a larger level, i did deeply wish to keep my diagnosis private until it was 100% healed, god willing,’ she explained, adding that she was ‘so grateful’ to those who kept her cancer battle private.

She noted that the cold caps could ‘truly play a huge role in allowing a patient to reveal her journey on her own time, when she is ready.’

Although she seemed mostly upbeat after seemingly beating cancer, Alicia also noted that the treatments came so soon after her parents’ tragic deaths.

‘For me, this was such a needed part of my healing — particularly given the horribly public tragedy that had happened in our family just as i was beginning my treatments,’ she added.

Couldn’t do it alone: She thanked the ‘tiny crew of human angels’ who helped her throughout her six treatment, and noted that she wore the cold caps partly to keep her privacy during the ordeal

Privacy: ‘While keeping hair was obviously the last of my concerns on a larger level, i did deeply wish to keep my diagnosis private until it was 100% healed, god willing,’ she explained

On her terms: She noted that the cold caps could ‘truly play a huge role in allowing a patient to reveal her journey on her own time, when she is ready.’

Helping hands: Alicia was joined by friends celebrating her treatment completion

Although her latest post was the first glimpse Alicia provided into her cancer treatments, she announced her health struggle a week earlier on the platform.

In a sweet selfie snapped in her yard — which showed her red hair looking full and healthy — she called that past six months both ‘the absolute strangest i could ever have imagined’ and ‘the biggest of blessings.’

‘friends, i am healing from a unilateral mastectomy,’ she shared. ‘All of the tissue removed (as well as my blood) tested *negative* for any trace of remaining disease. the gratitude overrides any and all else.’

The Twin Peaks actress said she first got a lump in one of her breasts biopsied back in October, after several doctors, including the one conducting the biopsy, told her it was likely nothing serious.

‘november 4, i was heading out the door for my friend cindy’s birthday gathering when i saw my doctor was calling. “oh good”, i thought; “i’m about to have confirmation that all is well.” it wasn’t,’ she continued.

Following the shocking cancer diagnosis, she went through a ‘crash course’ on treatments to explore, and she began six rounds of chemotherapy starting on December 1.

In a follow-up comment, she urged…