Shannen Doherty dies at age 53 after long battle with breast cancer, People Magazine informed of on Sunday. The actor had publicly spoken about undergoing treatment for the same in 2015. In 2023, she had a brain tumour removed and revealed that the cancer had spread to her bones. Shannon was widely known for her roles in Beverly Hills and 90210. (Also Read: Hina Khan shares photos from the day her mother found out about her cancer diagnosis: ‘She found a way to get a hold of me…’)
Several other Hollywood celebrities lost their battle with breast cancer. Take a look:
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll was an American actress. In addition to being the recipient of a Tony Award (1962) and a Golden Globe Award (1968), she also received five Emmy Award nominations. She was also nominated in the Best Female Actor category at the Academy Awards (1974) for Claudine. Diahann was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She died of cancer at her home in West Hollywood, California, on October 4, 2019, at the age of 84.
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth ‘Bette’ Davis was an American actress who won the Academy Award twice, for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). In 1983, after filming the pilot episode of the television series Hotel, Bette was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy. Within two weeks of the surgery, she suffered four strokes. This paralyzed the left side of her face and left arm and slurred her speech. The veteran performer died of metastasized breast cancer at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on October 6, 1989.
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave was a British-American actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards during her career. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2002, had a mastectomy in January 2003, and underwent chemotherapy. Lynn died of cancer on May 2, 2010, at her home in Kent, Connecticut, at the age of 67.
Rachael Bland
Rachel Bland was a British journalist and presenter from Cardiff, Wales. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in November 2016. On 3 September, Rachel announced on her Twitter account that her “time had come”, and that she had just a few days left. She died two days later at her home in Knutsford, Cheshire, at the age of 40.
Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney was an American photographer and musician. She was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and her condition worsened when the cancer spread to her liver. The musician died at the age of 56 on April 17, 1998, at the McCartney family ranch in Tucson, Arizona.
