Shannen Doherty dies at 53 due to breast cancer!

Published on July 17, 2024 | Published By: shahid | In Death , Divorce , Health

American actress, Shannen Doherty is no more. She died after years of battling cancer. She was just 53.

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Shannen Doherty dead at 53

American actress of popular shows such as Beverly Hills, Charmed and 90210, Shannen Doherty is no more. The beautiful lady died at age 53 due to cancer. She had been fighting breast cancer since 2015 but did not manage to defeat it. Leslie Sloane, Shannen’s long-term publicist confirmed the news on this Sunday 14 July 2024. Her statement read:

“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 many years of fighting the disease,”

The exclusive statement given to People magazine continued:

“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 at this time so they can grieve in peace,”

Shannen’s breast cancer journey

Shannen’s diagnosis of breast cancer came in 2015 in March. After therapy, in April 2017, Shannen had revealed that she has reached a remission of her disease. Her friends and fans were happy for her.

However, after two years, in 2019, her cancer came back. And this time, it was more aggressive. She also had spread of cancer cells to her other body cells and organs. She was in stage 4 with metastasis at that time. Shannen had revealed the sad news to the public in 2020.

Later, in June 2023, Shannen had disclosed that her cancer had spread to the brain and that she had surgical intervention to remove it in January 2023. And in November 2023, she told People:

“He had to get removed and dissected to see his pathology,”
“It was definitely one of the scariest things I’ve ever been through in my entire life.”

The courageous actress also told People that she did not want to die:

“I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with creating. I’m not done with hopefully changing things for the better,”
“I’m just not — I’m not done.”

But Shannen continued to work with the disease. She said:

“People just assume that it means you can’t walk, you can’t eat, you can’t work. They put you out to pasture at a very early age —‘You’re done, you’re retired,’ and we’re not,”
“We’re vibrant, and we have such a different outlook on life. We are people who want to work and embrace life and keep moving forward.”

Tributes pour in…

Friends, family, fans and colleagues spoke highly of Shannen in their tributes to her. Jason Priestley, her co-star in 90210 wrote on his social media:

“She was a force of nature and I will miss her,”
“Sending love and light to her family in this dark time.”

Jennie Garth, another co-star wrote:

“I am still processing my tremendous grief over the loss of my long-time friend Shannen, the woman I have often described as one of the strongest people I have ever known.”
“We were so often pitted against each other – but none of that reflected the truth of our real relationship, which was one built on mutual respect and admiration,”
“She was courageous, passionate, determined and very loving and generous. I will miss her and will always honour her deeply in my heart and in my memories. My heart breaks for her family and [her dog] Bowie and all the people who loved her.”

Her good friend, Sarah Michelle Gellar expressed:

“How do you possibly find the right words to sum up 30 years of friendship?”
“I keep reminding myself it only hurts this much because, there was so much love. Thank you, for all your kind words and support.”

She revealed that Shannen loved animals and asked her fans to donate money or kind to an animal charity. Another co-star, Gabrielle Carteris wrote:

“So young – so sad. May you RIP Shannon. I know Luke is there with open arms to love you.”

Shannen had divorced her third husband, Kurt Iswarienko due to his infidelity. It was a nasty public divorce and it was just one day before her death, the divorce was settled.

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