Shannen Doherty’s cancer battle: From initial diagnosis to heartbreaking funeral plans all we know [Video]

Shannen Doherty has been putting on a brave face for nine years after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. 

The Charmed alum has been open about her health battle, revealing she is now living with Stage 4 breast cancer. 

In November 2023, she shared the heartbreaking update that the cancer had spread to her bones – five months after she revealed it had spread to her brain. 

Shannen Doherty’s cancer timeline

Following Shannen’s initial diagnosis, she decided in 2016 to shave her head after treatment made “huge clumps” of her hair fall out. 

“After my second treatment, my hair was really matted, like in dreadlocks. And I went to try and brush it out, and it just fell out,” she told ET. “It was just shedding, and it was driving me crazy.”

She continued. “It was just clumps. [My mom] grabbed the kitchen scissors and put it in a ponytail and she …