The star of the TV series “Charmed” Shannen Doherty shared with fans the sad news. The actress, who has been battling stage 4 cancer since 2020, says she has brain metastases. On the Instagram page, the 52-year-old artist posted a video where she showed how she underwent radiotherapy.. Soon Doherty shared another video from the medical center. In it, the actress is depicted in a mask that is worn during brain irradiation:.
" Yesterday's video showed the process of trying on the mask you wear during brain irradiation.. On January 12, the first round of irradiation took place. My fear is clear. I'm claustrophobic and a lot has happened in my life. I'm lucky, I have wonderful doctors. But this fear… Embarrassment… time of it all… This is what cancer can look like,"
Shannen Doherty cancer - what is knownRecall that she had cancer, American actress Shannen Doherty found out in March 2015. She was diagnosed with a breast tumor. The artist filed a lawsuit against her former manager Tanner Mainstein.
Doherty noted that the ex-manager incorrectly issued her health insurance, because of which, in her opinion, she did not receive proper treatment and her cancer metastasized to the lymphatic system..
In May 2016, Doherty underwent a mastectomy, later chemotherapy, and then began radiotherapy.. But in April 2017, the star went into remission.. In 2020, Shannen announced on Good Morning America that her illness had returned and she was now in stage four.. Doherty also revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer while filming the sequel to Beverly Hills..