Shannen Doherty is opening up about her ongoing journey with stage 4 breast cancer.
On Thursday, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star gave fans a raw look at what she’s gone through since first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 by sharing a series of candid photos in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
“For breast cancer awareness month, I’d like to share more of my own personal journey from my first diagnosis to my second. Is it all pretty? NO but it’s truthful and my hope in sharing is that we all become more educated, more familiar with what cancer looks like,” the 50-year-old captioned the snaps.
“I hope I encourage people to get mammograms, to get regular checkups, to cut thru the fear and face whatever might be in front of you.”
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Following her initial diagnosis, Doherty went into remission in 2017. Three years later, the actress announced the disease had returned and was battling stage 4 breast cancer.
“In 2015 I got diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and did chemo and radiation. I had many nose bleeds from the chemo,” she added. “I also was beyond tired. I cheered myself up by putting on funny pajamas that my friend Kristy gave me. “
Doherty continued: “I looked ridiculous and in that ridiculousness, I was able to laugh at myself. Finding humor helped get me thru what seemed impossible. I hope we all find humor in the impossible.”
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Earlier this week, the “Charmed” alum gave an update on her improving treatment.
"I am on my first protocol, which is a very, very big thing," Doherty told ABC News. "So it's kind of like you just want to last on your protocols as long as possible so that you don't run out of protocols."
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She also disclosed how staying busy with her acting career has helped her immensely.
"I think work was always very fulfilling to me, but in a way, it's become even more fulfilling," Doherty told the outlet. "A lot of people who get diagnosed with stage four, they sort of getting written off. It's assumed that they cannot work or they can't work at their full capacity. And that is not true. And that is something that I would really like for people to sort of stop assuming, and give us a chance to prove them wrong."
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