Shannen Doherty Updates Fans on Cancer Battle

Shannen Doherty hit the red carpet for Stand Up to Cancer’s telecast Friday, giving an update on her cancer battle, Entertainment Tonight reports.

“I’ve been given a really interesting opportunity and one that in a way, I kind of feel blessed,” Doherty said. “Cancer has in a strange way done some amazing things for me. It’s allowed me to be more me, like much more in touch with who I am, and much more vulnerable and the person that I always was, but I think it got hidden behind a lot of other stuff.”

“My marriage was always fantastic,” Doherty said. “but it’s even better now.”

Doherty hopes her fans will take away a sense of courage from her battle.

“I hope they take away the fact that you have to be strong and you put yourself out there and have courage and be a warrior,” she continued. “And for me, one of the most important things is for them, their messages, their stories, their love, their support has given me courage. And I thank them for that wholeheartedly.”

Doherty’s doctor, Dr. Pino, reports that the actress is “nearly finished” with chemotherapy.

“Shannen is doing amazing,” Dr. Piro reported. “We have just a few more weeks of treatment, and then we’ll be nearly finished with the chemotherapy.”

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