The actress Shannen Dohertypopular for her roles in Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed, died at age 53 after battling a metastatic cancerHis death was confirmed by his publicist, Leslie Sloane, to People magazine.
“It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” she told the American publication.
In a brief statement released by People, the actress’s spokesperson added: “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones and her dog, Bowie. The family asks for privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
Doherty’s disease
In 1999, Doherty announced that he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. In March 2015 he was diagnosed breast cancera, which had spread to her lymph nodes. The following year she revealed that she was receiving anti-estrogen treatment to reduce the size of the tumor and allow treatment by lumpectomy rather than mastectomy.
Due to the presence of multiple tumors, a lumpectomy was not possible, so a single mastectomy was performed in May 2016. The surgery revealed that “one of the cancer cells was protruding from the lymph node,” and because the cancer was more advanced than previously thought, Doherty underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy after surgery.
On April 29, 2017, Doherty announced that her cancer was in remission, But in February 2020, she announced that she was back and was in phase IV. From then on, she began sharing details of her treatment and the state of her health, especially since she launched her podcast Let’s Be Clear in 2023.
In June 2023 explained that the cancer reached his brain, where it had metastasized. And he later reported that it had affected his bones as well. In one of his podcast episodes, he even said that he was preparing for death. “My priority right now is my mother. I know it’s going to be very hard if I die before her. And that’s why I’m trying to make a lot of other things easier for her. I don’t want her to have to take care of a lot of things or find herself with a lot of stuff and furniture,” he said earlier this year.
Who Shannen Doherty
Shannen was an actress, producer and director, best known for her roles as Prue Halliwell on the series Charmed (1998-2001) and Brenda Walsh on the series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-94). Her career began when she was very young, with a debut in Father Murphy and recurring roles on the legendary series The Ingalls Family.
Her biggest hits were Beverly Hills, 90210, in which she played a typical American teenager, alongside Jason Priestley, Luke Perry and Jennie Garth, and Charmed, alongside Holly Marie Combs (Piper) and Alyssa Milano (Phoebe).
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