Brittany Daniel has secretly battled cancer.
The 'Game' actress was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the summer of 2011 after suffering from excruciating back pain, night sweats and flu-like symptoms.
She said: "It happened so suddenly. I don't think any of us were expecting what we heard."
The 38-year-old actress - who lost her hair as she underwent six months of chemotherapy treatment - and her mother moved into a guest house in the grounds of her twin sister Cynthia's home and she says she couldn't have beaten the disease without the support of her family.
She told People magazine: "There is is no way I would have ever gotten through this without my family.
"My family is everything to me and I feel like they saw me through this.
"We watched a lot of 'Seinfeld'. Laughter was healing."
And Brittany credits her sister - who she previously starred with in teen TV series 'Sweet Valley High' - for giving her the strength to fight the deadly disease.
She said: "I really wasn't afraid of dying. But I fought so hard to live because I could not leave her behind."
The blonde beauty has been given the all-clear from cancer, and though she initially only told a small group of friends and family, she is now speaking out in order to give hope to other sufferers.
She said: "I want to let people know it is absolutely possible to get through something like this. I want people to know they are not alone."

Lily Collins can't believe she gets invited to showbiz parties.
The 'Mirror, Mirror' actress feels like a "little girl dressing up" when she goes to red carpet events because she forgets how famous she is.
She said: "The Met Ball? Being invited to something like that? Incredible! I still think, Why am I on the list? I still feel like a little girl dressing up and getting to go to a pretty party."
Though Lily's father, musician Phil Collins, meant she grew up around famous people, she insists they never seems like anything out of the ordinary to her.
Speaking to the new edition of Lucky magazine, she said: "I never understood the word 'celebrity'. It was just part of my everyday."
The 24-year-old beauty has three tattoos, and says she has "always loved" body art, so never minds the pain it takes to have a design etched onto her skin.
She said: "I've always loved body art I remember being with my mom on Venice Beach when I was really young, and we walked by this guy on a Harley who was covered in tattoos.
"I was this little British girl, and I went up to him and said, 'Your tattoos are so pretty!' That was probably the last thing he wanted to hear...
"[As for the pain], look, women go through worse things. Waxing hurts more than tattoos. And tattoos are permanent, so if it takes a little pain to get there, that's OK."

President Barack Obama promised to get matching tattoos with his wife and daughters.
The US Commander-in-chief and his spouse Michelle made the pact in the hope of "reducing the cool factor" of body art and discouraging Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12, from wanting to follow the trend.
In an interview airing on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' today (20.03.14), he said: "We will reduce the cool factor of any tattoo.
"Michelle and I will be right there and we'll post it so that everybody will be able to see it and we'll say we all got matching tattoos.
"I suspect that would be a pretty good deterrent for both Malia and Sasha."
Earlier this month, Ellen smashed the president's record for Twitter retweets when a 'selfie' she posted of herself and a number of famous guests - including Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep and Lupita Nyong'o - at the Oscars became the most shared post on the social networking site, and the politician mocked her for the "cheap stunt".
As Ellen - who hosted the Academy Awards - tried to apologise for breaking his record, Mr. Obama said: "I heard about that. I thought it was a pretty cheap stunt myself. Getting a bunch of celebrities in the background."
The US leader also confessed to being a big fan of political drama 'House Of Cards', though he insists their life is nothing like the way the White House is depicted on screen.
He said: "You know, I watch 'House of Cards'... I have to tell you, life in Washington is a little more boring than displayed on the screen
"You know the truth of the matter is, if you followed me, most of my day is sitting in a room listening to a bunch of folks in grey suits talking about a whole bunch of stuff that wouldn't make very good television.
"I have to tell you though Ellen, there's not much dancing in the situation room, as a general rule."

Ricky Gervais is a "failed pop star".
The British comic - who released a number of singles in the early 1980s as a member of duo Seona Dancing and has also toured with a band as his 'Office' character David Brent under the name 'Foregone Conclusion' - can be seen singing and dancing in his new movie 'Muppets Most Wanted', and although he isn't the best mover he embraces the opportunity to show off his skills whenever he can, especially the shuffle, known as the "white man overbite".
He told ShortList magazine: "I'm a failed pop star. I always try to sneak it [song and dance] in , whether it's 'The Simpsons', with Elmo, or David Bowie.
"But dancing - wow, that's awkward. I embrace the whole white man overbite - that's what I do anyway."
The 52-year-old funnyman insists other stars including Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Tom Hiddleston and James McAvoy make an appearance in the new 'Muppets' film to show they've got a sense of humour and don't want to portray themselves as serious all the time.
He added: "I think actors and pop stars with a certain image want to go 'I've got a sense of humour. I laugh at myself. Look! I'm not really like that. If I was like that I wouldn't do it!'
"But sometimes they just want to go and have fun.
"If you're Lady Gaga and you have got 30 people doing anything you want, sometimes you want someone to say your hair looks funny.
"I think these people know they live in a strange, rarefied world, so they go 'Look, I laugh, I fall over'. I could be totally wrong."

'Strictly Come Dancing' will be honoured with the BAFTA Special Award at the British Academy Television Craft Awards next month.
The BBC One ballroom dancing competition will be bestowed with the prestigious honour, which recognises the hard work of the production team who put the hit show together.
BAFTA's Television Committee chairman Andrew Newman said: "This Special Award commends the outstanding craftsmanship of the phenomenon that is 'Strictly Come Dancing', which has set new standards for talent and creativity both here in the UK and around the world.
"This award is to honour those craft people who bring a show that entertains millions each week to life."
Series director Nikki Parsons is set to collect the award on behalf of the 'Strictly' team at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards in London on April 27.
She said: "We are so excited to be given this Special Award by BAFTA. We have extremely talented and creative people at every level on the team, working hard to deliver the highest quality of live television each week and I am very proud to be a part of it. Everyone gives 110 per cent to give the show the highest possible production values throughout every series, so it is an honour for us to be recognised for our contribution to the huge success of 'Strictly' over the last 10 years."

Michelle Keegan needs to get rid of her tan ahead of her 'Coronation Street' death scenes.
The 26-year-old star is desperate to achieve paler skin as she prepares to film her final scenes as Tina McIntyre, but she's worried her recent holiday to Dubai with fiancé Mark Wright has left her too orange.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, she said: "I've only got four more weeks left on 'Corrie' and so it will soon be the death scenes, so I literally need to be as white as a sheet."
The brunette beauty claims she even went to extreme measures to prevent getting any darker while on holiday, but her naturally olive skin was unable to avoid the effects of the Middle Eastern sunshine.
Michelle - who is half Spanish - explained: "I was only away for a week and wore the highest factor sunscreen to protect my skin, but I just tan so easily. The only problem now is I need my tan to fade - and fast!"
Michelle is now happy to be back in the UK, where she hopes she'll be able to avoid the sun.
She added: "I'm praying there isn't more sunshine in Manchester in the next few weeks, because I'm going to have to stay indoors if there is.
"If I don't fade it will just be a case of lots of make-up to make me look paler."

Davina McCall has admitted her marriage was in trouble before her Sport Relief challenge.
The TV presenter, who ran, cycled and swam 500 miles from Edinburgh to London for the charity last month, has confessed her and husband Matthew Robertson were in a "tough place" in the lead up to her challenge.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We had a really difficult six months. Matthew's dad was ill, I was doing the challenge and he'd hurt his shoulder.
"We weren't arguing, but we had both been in kind of tough place. Now we are here and we've been on holiday.
"Getting through stuff like that makes the next step better. If you never give it a chance to get through something difficult, you never get to that step where you think, 'I know you, and you know me.' "
The 46-year-old star and Matthew, 45, have had marriage counselling in the past and Davina admits if they were younger and not married they probably would have called time on their 14-year union this year.
She explained: "When you're in your twenties and you have a tough six months then that's a break up. But when you're married it's nothing. You always have to think when you are in a relationship that if you have a tough six months then it's nothing in the grand scheme of things."
Davina was pulled from Lake Windemere in Cumbria when she became exhausted during the challenge and Matthew, who runs an adventure business, drove seven hours to be by her side because he was so concerned about her.
She added: "Matthew was worried when I came out of the water. When he found me cycling and he laughed and said, 'I can't believe you are now on a bicycle.' I'm sure he wanted to rescue me."

Susanna Reid won't save ITV's breakfast programming, according to Richard and Judy.
The famous TV couple, best known for hosting 'This Morning', say no amount of talent change will save ITV's troubled morning slot and feel the problem lies within the format itself, and not the presenters or the name of the show.
Susanna, 43, is set to jump ship from 'BBC Breakfast' next month to front ITV's new programme 'Good Morning Britain', which will replace 'Daybreak'.
Judy Finnigan told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Will 'Daybreak' survive? I don't think it is to do with celebrities or the presenters. I think it is about the programme, which either works or it doesn't. I don't understand it. It is a mystery."
Judy's husband Richard Madeley added: "Will Susanna save it? That is a huge burden to put on any presenter's shoulders. Nobody understands it. It is like a best selling book. Everybody thinks they know the formula and there isn't one."
Susanna has signed a massive £500,000 deal to join ITV, but Richard has warned that bosses will need "patience" if they expect long-term success for 'Good Morning Britain'.
He said: "You need patience to get it right and confidence that you know what you are doing. Susanna knows what she is doing. I think they will change the format and good luck to them as it is hard."

Eternal, Atomic Kitten and Girl Thing have been snubbed from the next 'Big Reunion' tour in favour of an all-boy band line-up.
Concert promoters have decided to drop the girl bands from the upcoming October tour in order to boost ticket sales among women by touring acts such as Blue, A1, 5th Story, 3T, Damage, 911 and 5ive.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "This tour will be massive, the whole idea is that the past is the future - and these bands have huge followings desperate to get out and see them perform their old classics. There will be plenty of partying and fun on the road.
"We haven't seen anything like this for years and the demand from female fans is out there, so the show producers decided this twist and losing the girl groups would give their loyal viewers exactly what they want."
Series two stars Eternal and Girl Thing have been replaced on the tour by by boy bands from the first series of 'The Big Reunion', including 5ive, 911 and Blue, who are expected to headline the 13 dates this October.
5ive's Abz Love previously spoke out about his desire to quit the band following their upcoming summer shows but it's now reported his bandmates - Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon and Ritchie Neville - have talked him into joining them on the tour.
A friend of Abz said: "Abz felt he owed it to the rest of the boys to give them one last run of gigs with this tour before they part ways."

The Big Reunion - The Boy Band Tour dates in full:

October 17 - Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena
October 18 - London, The O2
October 19 - Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
October 20 - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
October 21 - Birmingham, LG Arena
October 22 - Bournemouth, BIC
October 23 - Brighton, Brighton Centre
October 25 - Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
October 26 - Manchester, Phones 4U Arena
October 27 - Leeds, First Direct Arena
October 28 - Liverpool, Echo Arena
October 29 - Aberdeen, AECC GE Oil & Gas Arena
October 30 - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena

Ryan Gosling is attached to produce a biopic on the late Busby Berkeley.
The 33-year-old actor is circling to produce with Marc Platt, who worked with the hunk on 2011's 'Drive', and Gosling may also star in the forthcoming film which is based on Jeffrey Spivak's book 'Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley', reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Famed choreographer and director Berkeley was catapulted to the spotlight for work on Hollywood musicals during the Great Depression.
His hits include '42 Street', 'Gold Diggers of 1933', 'Footlight Parade' and 'Fashions of 1934'.
He has been quoted saying: "In an era of breadlines, depression and wars I tried to help people get away from all the misery ... to turn their minds to something else. I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour."
Berkeley died on March 14, 1976 in California at the age of 80.
Gosling is currently working on an untitled musical drama which is being directed by Terrence Malick and stars Christian Bale, Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.
He will hit the big screen in forthcoming film 'How to Catch a Monster', which will be released later this year.

Doug Liman is in talks to direct 'Splinter Cell' starring Tom Hardy. The filmmaker - who recently worked on 'Edge Of Tomorrow' - is in negotiations to helm the project which is a movie version of video game 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell', according to ...

Little Mix are enlisting Jason Derulo and Macklemore to help establish themselves in America.
The 'Word Up!' singers recently celebrated the success of their second studio album 'Salute' in the US, but they are now hoping to top the record's success by working with more American artists and producers for their next effort.
Jade Thirlwall said: "We want to write with more American producers and are hoping to work with Jason Derulo's people. 'Talk Dirty' is our favourite song so more stuff like that.
"And we would love to collaborate with Macklemore too.
"It's about making more hits, really. We start working on it as soon as we get back from America before our UK tour, so it will be a bit of a rush."
The girl group - also consisting of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock - recently recorded the official song for this year's Sport Relief charity appeal and were stunned when former girl band icon, Melanie C of Spice Girls fame, agreed to make a cameo in the video.
Jade told the Daily Star newspaper: "Mel C is lovely. We didn't even know she was going to be there and it was a total surprise.
"I was like, 'Oh my God, that's Mel C, pretend to act normal, girls.'
"She said, 'Whenever you're free you need to come to my house for lunch.' "