Shannen Doherty shares behind the scenes of cancer diagnosis
Updated: 1:27 PM CDT Jun 7, 2023
Actress Shannen Doherty is letting her social media followers in on the spread of her breast cancer.The 鈥淏everly Hills, 90210鈥� star on Tuesday posted a video on her verified Instagram account of her receiving treatment as tears filled her eyes. The caption on the video began, 鈥淛anuary 12, 2023.鈥漅elated video above: Shannen Doherty calls on Fran Drescher to change SAG-AFTRA health care rules鈥淥n January 5th, my ct scan showed Mets in my brain. Yesterdays video was showing the process of getting fitted for the mask which you wear during radiation to your brain,鈥� the caption reads. 鈥淛anuary 12, the first round of radiation took place.鈥濃淢y fear is obvious. I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life,鈥� Doherty, 52, wrote. 鈥淚 am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr Amin (Mirhadi) and the amazing techs at cedar sinai. But that fear鈥�. The turmoil鈥�.. the timing of it all鈥�. This is what cancer can look like.鈥漈he 鈥淐harmed鈥� star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 that went into remission two years later. In 2020, Doherty announced the cancer had returned, spread and was stage 4.
Actress Shannen Doherty is letting her social media followers in on the spread of her breast cancer.
The 鈥淏everly Hills, 90210鈥� star of her receiving treatment as tears filled her eyes. The caption on the video began, 鈥淛anuary 12, 2023.鈥�
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鈥淥n January 5th, my ct scan showed Mets in my brain. Yesterdays video was showing the process of getting fitted for the mask which you wear during radiation to your brain,鈥� the caption reads. 鈥淛anuary 12, the first round of radiation took place.鈥�
鈥淢y fear is obvious. I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life,鈥� Doherty, 52, wrote. 鈥淚 am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr Amin (Mirhadi) and the amazing techs at cedar sinai. But that fear鈥�. The turmoil鈥�.. the timing of it all鈥�. This is what cancer can look like.鈥�
The 鈥淐harmed鈥� star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 that went into remission two years later. In 2020, Doherty announced