Inside Shannen Doherty's Cancer Battle: An 8-Year Timeline of Her Fight

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Shannen Doherty recently shared the heartbreaking news that the stage 4 breast cancer she has been battling for the last few years has spread to her brain.

In a somber Instagram post, the star revealed the emotional roller coaster she went through while being placed under a machine for radiation treatment.«My fear is obvious.

I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life,» wrote the actress in her caption to a video showing the process of getting fitted for a mask one wears during radiation to the brain. «I am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr Amin Mirahdi and the amazing techs at cedar sinai.

But that fear…. The turmoil…… the timing of it all…. This is what cancer can look like.»Doherty, 52, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2015.