'I was really lucky': Shannen Doherty gets candid about her battle with cancer

Actress Shannen Doherty decided to open up about her battle with breast cancer and how difficult the road to recovery had been
PUBLISHED SEP 13, 2018

After battling breast cancer, Shannen Doherty is returning to TV. The actress was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and recently gave her first interview after the diagnosis. 

Appearing on 'Good Morning America,' Doherty talked about her difficult journey and the next steps in her life. Shannen shared, "Everything's going really well. You hear the word remission and it's a rush of different emotions. It's like, 'what's next?' There's a little bit of fear and apprehension. I felt lost for a second. I was like, 'now what? But then it sort of starts seeping in and then you get joyous and you get so excited but then you got to wait for that five-year mark and that 10-year mark--so remission is a crazy word to me". 

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