Shannen Doherty reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis

"Beverly Hills 90210" star Shannen Doherty has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, the actor has revealed.

The 48-year-old actor, also known for "Charmed", announced in 2017 that she was in remission for breast cancer that had been initially diagnosed in 2015.

"It's going to come out in a matter of days or a week that I have stage 4. So my cancer came back and that's why I'm here," Doherty said appearing on ABC News on Tuesday.

The actor said she decided to go public with her diagnosis because the court filings of a legal battle, which she is fighting against an insurance company include her current health status, are set to release this week.

"I'd rather people hear it from me," she asserted.

Doherty said she has been dealing with the disease in private for more than a year now, while continuing to work, including shooting for the "Beverly Hills" reboot, "BH90210."
"I don't think that I've processed it. It's a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways. I definitely have days where I say, 'Why me?' And then I go, 'Well why not me? Who else? Who else beside me deserves this?'
"None of us do. I would say that my first reaction is always concern about how am I going to tell my mom, my husband."