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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

Shannen Doherty reveals breast cancer has spread to her brain

Shannen Doherty pictured in California in 2019
Beverly Hills, 90210 actor Shannen Doherty was in remission in 2017, before confirming a terminal breast cancer diagnosis three years later. Photograph: Amanda Edwards/WireImage

Shannen Doherty has revealed that the terminal breast cancer she has been receiving treatment for over several years has now spread to her brain.

In an emotional post on Instagram, Doherty shared a video of herself receiving radiation treatment, writing in the caption that a scan in early January had revealed “Mets”, or metastasis, in her brain.

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