Soap Vet Kassie DePaiva's Cancer Diagnosis Was More Harrowing Than We Knew

Kassie DePaiva thought she was in for a battle against a singular form of cancer after discovering she had leukemia. However, her latest comments reveal she was dealing with a far more difficult battle than anyone realized at the time. Only a year after that discovery, doctors learned the "One Life To Live" actor also had breast cancer. Per "Dishing With Digest" (via Today), DePaiva revealed, "I did get breast cancer a year later. I laugh and am like, 'Can you believe it?' But I had a lumpectomy and everything was clear and so right now, as it stands, I'm cancer-free and happy."

DePaiva made sporadic appearances on "Days Of Our Lives" throughout her dual cancer battle, but after 2020, she stepped away from the limelight. Thankfully for fans of the soap veteran, DePaiva is not only cancer-free, but she's back on screens, reprising her role of Blair Cramer on "General Hospital." Blair was recently revealed to be the mystery ex-wife number three of attorney Martin Grey (Michael E. Knight) and is embroiled in a scheme with Tracy Quartermaine. 

As of now, Blair's run on "GH" is only set to be comprised of two episodes, but with new ties to the canvas, a return to Port Charles isn't out of the realm of possibility.