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Shannen Doherty Once Said In A Lawsuit That Her Cancer Could Have Been Stopped If She'd Had Health Insurance
"Beverly Hills, 90210" star Shannen Doherty had, in recent years, become an outspoken voice for cancer awareness and treatment, speaking openly about her diagnosis and plans for after her death.
As recently as April, she said on her podcast that she felt hopeful about possible medical treatments that could "prolong" her life.
But she also said she'd taken some time in recent months to "take stock of my life and shift my priorities" by downsizing, decluttering, and spending more time with her mom, "just in case."
On Saturday, Doherty died "surrounded by her loved ones," according to her publicist.
"It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease," Leslie Sloane said in a statement to Business Insider.
Doherty was first diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer in 2015. She went into remission in 2017, but in 2019, she was rediagnosed with metastatic stage 4 breast cancer, the most advanced form of the disease.
By 2023, Doherty shared on her podcast that her cancer had spread into her bones, but she said she was "not done living yet."
And Doherty always wondered what might've happened if her cancer had initially been diagnosed a little bit earlier.
Doherty said she didn't go to the doctor for a year before her diagnosis Shannen Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Neilson BarnardIn 2015, Doherty sued her former accounting firm, Tanner Mainstain Glynn and Johnson, alleging that it didn't pay her health insurance premium to the Screen Actors Guild in late 2013, and her health coverage in 2014 lapsed as a result.
(The company denied Doherty's allegation, telling ABC News at the time that "the claim that Tanner Mainstain caused her to be uninsured, prevented her from seeking medical care, or somehow contributed to her cancer is patently false.")
By the time Doherty received her cancer diagnosis in early 2015, she had "invasive breast cancer metastatic to at least one lymph node," according to her lawsuit. "Had she been insured and able to visit her doctor, the cancer could potentially have been stopped, thus obviating the need for the future treatment (including mastectomy and chemotherapy)."
The matter was never settled in court though, because Doherty reached a confidential settlement with the now-acquired accounting firm in 2016, according to US Weekly.
Would an earlier mammogram have helped?Many women with breast cancer display no symptoms until later stages of the disease, which is why the American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms to every woman over age 40 and even earlier screenings for patients at high risk, like those with a family history of breast cancer, or certain genetic mutations.
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Given that Doherty turned 44 in 2015, it's likely that her doctor would have recommended some kind of breast cancer screening that year, but it's impossible to know exactly how Doherty's diagnosis might've played out if she had visited the doctor earlier.
When breast cancer is detected early, the survival rate is near 100%, but no statistic can ever perfectly predict what will happen to an individual patient.
Doherty recently told her best friend that when she died, she wanted to be cremated and have her ashes mixed with her dog and her dad.
Jason Priestley Says 90210 Costar Shannen Doherty Was 'very Good At Masking' Her Illness Before Death At 53
Jason Priestley revealed that Shannen Doherty's death came as a surprise to him, in spite of the actress' years long battle with cancer.
'Shannen was sick for a very long time, so I think we all knew that eventually something was going to happen. But she seemed so not sick when you would spend time with her, the actor, 55 said of his Beverly Hills 90210 co-star, per People.
'I'm sure it's because she was just putting on a super brave face and didn't want everyone to know how sick she really was,' he said.
Doherty starred at Brenda Walsh, the twin sister to Priestley's Brandon, on the hit 1990s night time soap opera.
She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, at the age of 43.
The Charmed veteran announced she was in remission two years later, but the disease came back in 2020, and the actress revealed it has spread to her bones and brain.
Jason Priestley revealed that Shannen Doherty's death came as a surprise to him, in spite of the actress' years long battle with cancer. 'Shannen was sick for a very long time... But she seemed so not sick when you would spend time with her,' the actor told People
During that time, Doherty continued to work on her Let's Be Clear podcast, posting her last episode just weeks before her death on July 13, 2024 at age 53.
'I was with her just a few weeks, maybe four or five weeks before she passed away, and there was no indication that anything was wrong with her, Priestley said, adding, 'She was very good at masking it.'
Priestley, who is now starring in the CW series Wild Cards, explained, 'As much as we all knew something was coming eventually, when she did pass away I think part of it was a surprise, because she didn't seem sick. So it made it really difficult to figure out how to feel about it.'
Doherty was the second member of the close-knit cast to pass away.
Friend and former co-star Luke Perry died after a series of ischemic strokes in 2019.
The popularity of the hit series continues to resonate with fans around the world.
Priestley is scheduled to attend the FACTS Convention in Belgium in July.
He posted as old 90210 poster on social media to invite fans to come out to meet him.
Doherty and Priestly starred as twins Brenda and Brandon Walsh in the hit 1990s night time soap opera Beverly Hills 90210
'I'm sure it's because she was just putting on a super brave face and didn't want everyone to know how sick she really was,' Priestly, 55, said of the actress who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, and had it return in 2020 (Pictured in Orlando in February 2024)
Priestley said he had seen Doherty four or five weeks before her death on July 13, 2024. 'There was no indication that anything was wrong with her, Priestley said, adding, 'She was very good at masking it' (Pictured in Los Angeles in August 2019)
'I'll be there on April 5-6, for photoshoots, autographs, selfies, and big panels on both days. See you there!' he wrote.
'Omg I had that picture as a poster in my room in 1998. What a memories,' wrote one fan.
'I had always a photo from you in my schoolbooks…' revealed a follower.
Fans can all catch up with the actor on Wild Cards, where he stars as the dad of Vanessa Morgan's spirited con-woman.
Season two of the crime dramady debuted on Wednesday on the CW.
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty is an American actress. Doherty is best known for portraying Brenda Walsh on the television drama Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1994. Her work in film includes Heathers (1989), Mallrats (1995) and Fortress (2021). She also starred on the television series Charmed (1998-2001). In 2015, Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been public about her ongoing treatment for the disease.
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