Shannen Doherty was “devastated” by chemotherapy before her death

Weeks before Shannen DohertyAfter she died of Dr.’s death, she tearfully considered whether she should undergo further chemotherapy.

“I have to start chemotherapy again and it’s really hard,” Doherty said on the June 24 episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Clear.” “The thought of having to go through all of this again has destroyed me.”

She continued, “It devastated me in the sense that while I knew I had stage 4 and that it was really serious, when you have to go to the hospital and, you know, get anesthetized and have a port put in, it becomes very real in a whole different way.”

Doherty noted at the time that she would likely have to “change” her plan depending on the outcome.

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“I can’t predict that. My doctors can’t predict that. And it’s scary,” she said. “It’s like a big wake-up call.”

Doherty, who was first diagnosed with cancer in 2015, died on Saturday, July 13. She was 53 years old.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after battling the disease for many years,” said Doherty’s spokeswoman Leslie Sloane told We weekly in a statement on Sunday, July 14. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy during this time so they can grieve in peace.”

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The Beverly Hills, 90210 The star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Despite years of remission, the disease flared up again in 2020 and reached stage 4.

“I don’t think I’ve processed it,” Doherty said on Good morning America that February. “It’s a bitter pill to swallow in many ways. … You know, our lives don’t end the minute we get the diagnosis.”

By 2023, the cancer had spread to Doherty’s bones.

“I don’t want to die,” she said People last November. “I’m not done living. I’m not done loving. I’m not done creating. I’m not done changing things hopefully for the better.”

Since last month, Doherty has been trying to remain positive about her prognosis.

“At the same time, I have to say there is something positive,” she said on her podcast. “And the positive is that the molecular structure of my cancer cells has recently changed, which means there are many more protocols for me to try.”