Which actress recently died of breast cancer?

Shannen Doherty

The actor of Beverly Hills 90210 fame, now 52, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and achieved remission through a combination of treatments. She memorably posted photos of her emotional head-shaving process while undergoing chemotherapy. Then, in February 2020, she shared that her cancer had returned as metastatic breast cancer (also referred to as MBC or stage IV)—meaning it had spread to other parts of her body and was no longer curable. She found this out after experiencing sharp back pain and getting scans. Despite her life-altering diagnosis, she’d participated in the 90210 reboot that aired in 2019, viewing it as an opportunity to prove that she could continue to do the work she loves despite her health challenge. “I’m not signing off,” she told Elle at the time. “I feel like I’m a very, very healthy human being.” n June of 2023, she shared an update via Instagram: A CT scan in January had found cancer in her brain. Doherty shared photos documenting the brain radiation and surgery she’d undergone afterward, her captions capturing the emotions she felt during that time. “The fear was overwhelming to me,” she wrote on Instagram in June when recalling the procedures. “Scared of all possible bad outcomes, worries about leaving my mom and how that would impact her. Worried that I would come out of surgery not me anymore. This is what cancer can look like.” But since then, she’s kept posting, remaining a courageous, outspoken breast cancer warrior that others fighting the disease look to for connection.