Jennifer Grey on How ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Saved Her Life

Jennifer Grey is opening up about how "Dancing with the Stars" led to the discovery that she had cancer and saved her from a potentially devastating spinal injury.

ET confirms a report in which Jennifer says it was only after she was approached to do "DWTS" that she finally went to a surgeon about her nagging neck pain.

According to Jennifer, a spinal surgeon learned that a car accident Jennifer had years back had ripped ligaments in her neck and had degenerated. The doctor told the iconic 'Dirty Dancing' actress that she was one car accident or one fall away from being paralyzed. Jennifer soon underwent surgery to correct the compressed nerves in her neck, and says she feels great today.