Shannen Doherty Calls New Treatment For Her Stage 4 Cancer “A Miracle.”

Over the course of decades, Shannen Doherty made a name for herself by staring in hit shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed. Now, at 52 years old, she welcomes fans into her life in a more personal way so they don’t feel so alone. It all started in 2015 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After two years of treatment, she went into remission.

But in 2020, Doherty was hit with difficult news: her cancer was back. This time, though, at stage 4. Then, last year, the cancer spread to her brain and bones. To say that Doherty’s health was taking a toll would be an understatement. Still, she remains hopeful. On a recent episode of her podcast, Let’s Be Clear, she shares a source of that hope.

“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 explains.

Although there was a lack of results at the start, after six or seven treatments, something drastically changed. As Doherty explains, there’s been a “breaking down” of the “blood-brain barrier.”

Essentially, this membrane in the brain allows cerebral blood vessels to regulate molecule and ion movement between the blood and the brain.

“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,” Doherty shares, later adding that if feels like “maybe God intervening and saying, ‘I’m gonna give her a break.'”

Doherty’s new-found hope in this helpful treatment, the exact name of which has not been disclosed, continues to have a positive impact on her life in a variety of ways. This includes her view on life in general.

“Every day is a gift…” Doherty says. “All I can do is live each day in as much a positive manner, with a lot of hope, as I can.”

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