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Olivia Munn is sharing the best advice she’s ever received from someone who has passed away Shannen Doherty Because they are both fighting cancer.
speak at the meeting Los Angeles Magazine Speaking at the Los Angeles Women’s Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, March 13, Moon, 45, said Doherty told her to “be proactive” after receiving her diagnosis.
“She said to me, going through this… she said to be aggressive,” Moon explained. Every Page six.
The actress added that she was lucky to have a “fighting chance” that many women battling similar health issues don’t have.
Shannen Doherty will always be remembered for lending a helping hand to celebrity breast cancer patients. Over the years, the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star has shared candidly with the public about her battle with cancer, which began when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Doherty went into remission in 2017, but (…)
Doherty died on July 13, 2024 After a long battle with cancer. She is 53 years old. Charmed alum was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and eventually went into remission. In 2020, the disease returned and later spread to her bones.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years,” Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloan said in a statement US Weekly then. “A devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog Bowie. At this time, the family asks for their privacy so they can grieve peacefully.”
At the same time, Moon also frankly stated her own cancer journey In April 2023, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A month later, she underwent a double mastectomy, the first of several surgeries, including reconstructive surgery.
Moon publicly reveals her diagnosis A long Instagram post Shared in March 2024.
“Surprisingly, I only cried twice. I don’t think I felt like I had time to cry yet. I was focused and I pushed aside any emotions that I thought would interfere with my ability to stay awake,” she wrote at the time.
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(Photo by Monika Speer/Getty Images)She explained that she chose to keep her health battle private in order to “get through some of the hardest parts before sharing,” going on to explain that she “went from feeling completely fine one day to waking up in a hospital bed the next day after a 10-hour surgery.”
After Doherty’s death in July 2024, Moon reveals she’s ‘very heartbroken’ more than the loss.
“When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I remembered how brave she was to let the world be a part of her journey and (me) reach out to her,” Moon wrote on her Instagram Story at the time. “We became friends right away — which I honestly can’t understand sometimes because when I was 10 years old, watching her perform on (Beverly Hills) 90210 was everything to me.”
For Shannen Doherty, it was important to be “as honest as possible” about her battle with cancer. The actress first battled breast cancer from March 2015 to April 2017, and in February 2020 she revealed that the disease had returned. “It will be out in a few days or a week—(…)
Moon praised Doherty for her support and her efforts to help other women fighting cancer.
“We are united by our shared fight and desire to help other women,” Moon continued. “Thinking back to the last text she sent me a few months ago, she asked me how I was doing and if there was anything she could do for me.”
Munn added: “As always, Shannen was as supportive as ever even though she was in the final stages of her battle with this terrible disease. Cancer is really scary, and Shannen faced it with such dignity, strength and grace.”
