Although his battle against cancer continues, 90210 Star Shannen Doherty is honest about her life expectancy.
During her last episode Let’s be clear On the podcast, Doherty spoke with oncologist Dr. Laurence Piro about cancer treatments. She later said that hopefully future improvements in treatments will help her live a full life.
“I always talk about the fact that we need to get another three or five years out,” Shannen Doherty explained. “And then there will be T-cell therapy or there will be this. There will be many more options that will give another five years. “Then in those five years, there will be a whole other set of options, and eventually there will be a cure.”
Dr. Piro then suggested that waiting for new treatments is like a horse race. “I always say it’s important to think of every therapy like a horse,” he said. “And in a horse race, you want to ride each horse as long as it rides. And then you ride the next horse as long as you can… You hope to do a few laps and then there will be another set of new horses to ride, to make the race that much longer.
Shannen Doherty pointed out that the horse analogy is really good. “I’m riding those horses to get to the new group of horses, and I’m trying to make the one I have now last as long as humanly possible.”
Doherty was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. However, the cancer has since spread to her bones. In early 2023, the actress underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor.
Shannen Doherty hopes to participate in new breast cancer treatment trial
In November 2023, Shannen Doherty said PEOPLE she hoped to participate in a new metastatic breast cancer treatment trial.
“I don’t want to die,” Doherty declared, noting that he is not done living yet. “I’m not done loving. And I’m not done with the creation. I’m not done hoping to change things for the better. I’m just not…not done.”
With trial treatments, Shannen Doherty hopes there will be more time for herself. “People just assume that means you can’t walk, you can’t eat, you can’t work. They put you out to pasture at a very young age: ‘You’re done, you’re retired,’ and we’re not,” she said. “We are vibrant and have a very different perspective on life. We are people who want to work, embrace life and continue moving forward.”
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