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Shannen Doherty was all smiles in Malibu, California, on Thursday, weeks after revealing that her cancer had spread to her brain.
Doherty, 52, stepped out wearing a sweater and jeans while smiling. She accessorized with sunglasses and a black purse.
The actress revealed earlier this month that her cancer had returned and spread to her brain with a social media post. Doherty’s doctors found metastases, which she called mets, in her brain on Jan. 5, and the actress began radiation on Jan. 12.
She shared a compilation video of herself undergoing a CT scan at the time.
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Shannen Doherty was spotted at the Zoho restaurant in Malibu, California, for dinner on Thursday, weeks after announcing that her cancer had returned. (RMBI/BACKGRID)
“My anxiety is obvious. I am extremely claustrophobic and a lot has happened in my life,” Doherty writes. the mail. “I’m lucky enough to have great doctors like Dr. Amin Mirahdi and the great technicians at Cedar Sinai. But that fear… The anxiety… the timing of it all… This is what cancer can look like.”
The actress is “doing well” after the new cancer diagnosis was revealed, a representative for Doherty previously told Fox News Digital.
Doherty started her career at the age of 11 when she appeared in ‘Little House on the Prairie’. She also co-starred with Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1985 movie “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”.
However, the young actress rose to fame in the ’90s with her role in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed’.
From left: Luke Perry, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth and Jason Priestley pose for a portrait on the set of “Beverly Hills, 90210” in 1991. (Getty Images)
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Shannen Doherty was first diagnosed with cancer in 2015. (Getty Images)
Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. The actress underwent eight chemotherapy and radiation treatments along with a single mastectomy before going into remission in 2017.
In 2018, Doherty revealed that her tumor markers were “elevated”.
She wrote on Instagram: “Test and results. One Tumor Marker test came back fine. Other… elevated. Just means I get checked and another test.
“But even after that phone call I stay positive and take stock of my life. It definitely helps put things in perspective and reminds you of what you learned on the cancer journey. And sometimes I need a refresher. (sic )”
Shannen Doherty starred in “Charmed” alongside Alyssa Milano, left, and Holly Marie Combs, right. (Getty Images)
In 2020, the actress’s cancer was back and in stage four, spreading beyond its original location.
Doherty has continued to work since the cancer returned. She appeared in “List of a Lifetime”, “Dying to Belong”, “Fortress”, and “Hot Seat”.
“I want people not to hear stage 4 cancer and think about the person who is gray and falls over and can’t move and goes to hospice and can’t work,” she previously said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “You get written off so quickly, even though you’re vital and healthy and happy and want to get out and work.”
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
