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Anjelica Hustonis opening up about her private battle with cancer.

“That was a very serious moment for me,” she toldPEOPLEin a new interview.

“I managed to survive it, and I’m proud of myself.”

Anjelica Huston attends the 2021 LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Anjelica Huston in 2021.Credit:Taylor Hill/WireImage

One of those places was taking life too seriously.

“I’m at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me,” she said.

“It’s a fantastic thing.

Anjelica Huston attends the CHANEL dinner to celebrate the launch of Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023 at Chateau Marmont on September 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Anjelica Huston in 2023.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

I’m very proud of myself, and I’ve been very lucky.

My doctors have been wonderful.”

“Life is tenuous and wonderful.

Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston

It also gives you the idea that the world is big and you might somehow match up to it.

That you’re ready for whatever happens.”

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