Shannen Doherty "happy and confident" despite illness

In a new interview, Shannen Doherty, who has stage 4 breast cancer, says she feels "strong and healthy." Words full of hope despite the illness that affects her.


by Celine Peschard

Shannen Doherty gives her news. The actress, who has stage 4 breast cancer, spoke at length in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, October 28, 2020. A cross interview with her friend, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. The ex-witch of Charmed first of all wanted to say that she felt "better than good". "I feel strong and healthy, and I have confidence in myself and I am happy", she said. Always present on her social networks, Shannen Doherty wishes to share her fight against the disease. She had thus publicly announced last February to have had a relapse of breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2015. "I share in order to give a different image to all this", Shannen Doherty said.

Continue to move forward despite everything

"I want people to find out when a person has stage 4 cancer that they don't think about the person who is grayish and falling, who can't move, who goes to a hospice and who doesn't. can't work. (…) You are put aside so quickly, even though you are indispensable, healthy and happy, and want to continue working ", she said.

The ambassador of "Stand Up To Cancer", an association aiming to raise important funds for translational cancer research, thanked the people who follow her daily: “I love when people tell me they're praying for me and things like that. But I've gotten to a point where I'm like, 'I'm fine. I'm fine, I'm fine. has plenty of people around the world who need these prayers, and I feel great. I have an amazing medical team taking care of me. " For Shannen Doherty, the important thing is and will remain "contribute to cancer education and awareness, while helping to raise more money."

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