Shannen Doherty shared a positive update on her treatment for stage 4 breast cancer thanks to what the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star called a “miracle” treatment.
“I’m on a new cancer infusion, and after four treatments, we didn’t really see a difference, and everybody wanted me to switch, and I just kind of was like we’re going to keep going with this and see,” Doherty said in a conversation with her radiation oncologist, Dr. Amin Mirhadi, on Monday’s episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast.
“After the sixth or seventh treatment, we really saw it breaking down the blood-brain barrier. Do I call that a miracle? For me, that happens to be a miracle right now, that, like, I sort of rolled the dice and said let’s keep going,” she said.
Doherty did not name the exact infusion treatment she is undergoing, but she described it as a positive step in her ongoing battle with cancer.
The success of the treatment may be “God intervening and being like I’m going to give her a break,” she added.
Throughout the years, Doherty, 52, has candidly documented her journey with the illness.
She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and underwent treatment for around two years before she announced her remission in 2017.
Doherty disclosed in 2020 that she had received a second diagnosis of breast cancer, this time at stage 4. The cancer spread to her brain and bones last year.
“Every day is a gift, and there are so many new things in the works that I think hope is always there,” Doherty said on her podcast. “All I can do is live each day in as much of a positive manner, with a lot of hope, as I can.”
