Shannen Doherty of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Fame Reveals Breast Cancer Has Returned and It's Now Stage 4
Shannen Doherty opened up about cancer returning, and revealed what prompted her to speak publically about her diagnosis after keeping it a secret.
In the three years since Shannen Doherty announced that her breast cancer had gone into remission, the "Beverly Hills: 90210" star revealed that her cancer is back, she revealed:
"I don't think I've processed it. It's a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways. I definitely have days where I say why me. And then I go, well, why not me? Who else? Who else besides me deserves this? None of us do."
.@ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: @DohertyShannen opens up about her private health battle. “I’m stage four – my cancer came back.”@arobachhttps://t.co/IvsAr3odaj pic.twitter.com/Amhcm7x5Q4
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Shannen, who had documented her initial battle with breast cancer on social media, said she kept it a secret for a year that she is stage four.
She said while filming the reboot for "90210," she only told a few friends because she wanted people to see that a person living with cancer can work and still live their life.
While working a 15 to 16-hour filming day, Shannen revealed that her co-star, Brian Austin Green, was a great source of support for her. However, she said she found out about her diagnosis just four months after her other co-star, Luke Perry died from a stroke, she admitted:
"It's so weird for me to be diagnosed and then somebody who was, you know, seemingly healthy to go first."
Shannen Doherty arrives at the Farrah Fawcett Foundation's Tex-Mex Fiesta, at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, on September 06, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage)
She told Amy she wants to leave an impact on the world, and hopes her fight with cancer, and her fight with a big corporation like State Farm will be something she will be remembered for.
