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Stanley Tucci revealed he was diagnosed with three years ago and went through chemotherapy.
The actor, 60, opened up about his health scare publicly for the first time in an interview with Vera.
'It was too big to operate, so they had to do high-dose radiation and chemo,' the Hunger Games actor explained, also sharing that he was intubated for a full six-months during his treatment.
Tucci's treatments were successful, and the actor said it's unlikely that the cancer will return.
Struggling in silence: Stanley Tucci revealed he was diagnosed with cancer three years ago and went through chemotherapy
The actor's wife, Kate, died of breast cancer in 2009. Tucci said her experience with chemo made him hesitant to begin treatment.
The Devil Wears Prada star explained, 'I'd vowed I'd never do anything like that, because my first wife died of cancer, and
