What actress has brain cancer: 59 Photos
Shannen Doherty, Charmed actress, all smiles as she pictures
Shannen Doherty says breast cancer has spread to her brain
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In June 2023, Doherty announced that the cancer had spread to her brain and was terminal. She shared the news in an emotional video update made while she underwent treatment. The Memphis native began acting as a child.
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Name | Life | Diagnosis |
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Sam Bottoms | 1955–2008 | Glioblastoma multiforme |
Patrick Cargill | 1918–1996 | — |
Bert Convy | 1933–1991 | Glioblastoma multiforme |
Ross Davidson | 1949–2006 | Glioblastoma multiforme |
Doherty announced her diagnosis of metastatic stage 4 cancer publicly in 2020.
Shannen Doherty, who recently revealed that her stage 4 breast cancer had spread to her bones, is opening up about the most difficult moments of her ongoing illness. In a new PEOPLE interview, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star reflected on her January surgery to remove the brain tumor that she has since nicknamed “Bob.”
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