The 45-year-old actress reveals her cancer has spread in an exclusive sit-down with ET.
"I had breast cancer that spread to the lymph nodes, and from one of my surgeries we discovered that some of the cancer cells might have actually gone out of the lymph nodes," Doherty tells ET's Jennifer Peros. "So for that reason, we are doing chemo, and then after chemo, I'll do radiation."
Doherty also reveals she had a single mastectomy in May and is open about the most difficult part of fighting cancer.
"The unknown is always the scariest part," she shares. "Is the chemo going to work? Is the radiation going to work? You know, am I going to have to go through this again, or am I going to get secondary cancer? Everything else is manageable. Pain is manageable, you know living without a breast is manageable, it's the worry of your future and how your future is going to affect the people that you love."http://www.etonline.com/news/194475_shannen_doherty_reveals_her_breast_cancer_has_spread_has_undergone_single_mastectomy/
But Doherty has found amazing support from her team of doctors, including the surgeon who performed her mastectomy.
(I just want to thank Shannen Doherty for sharing her cancer battle with the world. It is her own personal battle but it will help someone else in the world know they are not alone. It will allow someone else to find the courage to fight too.) cw
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