Actress Shannen Doherty has announced that her breast cancer is now attacking her bones.
- Actress Shannen Doherty has announced that her breast cancer has now spread to her bones.
- Shannen Doherty revealed she was suffering from breast cancer in 2015.
- With more than 12,000 deaths per year in France, breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women.
The one who played the legendary Jenny (Little House on the Prairie), Brenda (Beverly Hills), and Prue (Charmed), continues to fight against her breast cancer. In an interview given to People Magazineactress Shannen Doherty announced that the disease had now reached her bones.
Shannen Doherty remains combative despite the progression of her cancer
Despite everything, the star remains combative and says she wants to embark on clinical trials in order to test new treatments.
“I don’t want to die. I’m not done living. I’m not done loving. I’m not done creating. I’m not done hoping to change things for the better .I’m just not done yet.”she also declared.
During the interview, Shannen Doherty also spoke about “closetization” that many people with cancer experience. “People just assume that means you can’t walk, you can’t eat, you can’t work. They think, ‘You’re done, you’re retired,’ and we’re not,” she lamented. “We’re dynamic and we have such a different outlook on life. We are people who want to work, enjoy life and keep moving forward.”
She continues: “My greatest memory is yet to come. I pray. I wake up and go to bed thanking God, praying for the things that matter to me without asking too much. It connects me to a higher power and spirituality. My Faith is my mantra.”
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Shannen Doherty revealed she suffered from breast cancer in 2015
Already in June, the 52-year-old American announced on her social networks that her cancer had reached stage 4 and her brain, by showing a video where she appeared in tears doing a radiotherapy session. Shannen Doherty revealed she was suffering from breast cancer in 2015.
With more than 12,000 deaths per year in France, breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women, despite a clear improvement in the 5-year survival rate over the last ten years (estimated at 87% for women diagnosed between 2010 and 2015).