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Health problems and death
In 1999, Doherty revealed she had been diagnosed with
Crohn's disease.
[62]
In March 2015, Doherty was diagnosed with
breast cancer, which had spread to her
lymph nodes.
[63] In February 2016, Doherty revealed that she was receiving anti-estrogen treatment to shrink the tumor and enable treatment by
lumpectomy rather than
mastectomy.
[64] The presence of multiple tumors meant that a lumpectomy was not possible, and a unilateral mastectomy was performed in May 2016.
[65] Surgery revealed that some of the cancer cells may have spread beyond the lymph nodes.
[65] Because the cancer was more advanced than previously thought,
[65] Doherty underwent
chemotherapy and
radiotherapy following surgery.
[65] On April 29, 2017, Doherty announced that her cancer was in remission.
[66]
On February 4, 2020, Doherty announced her cancer had returned a year prior, and that she was now
stage four.
[67][68] In October 2021, Doherty provided an update on her cancer treatment during an interview with
Juju Chang of
ABC News.
[69] In June 2023, she announced that the cancer had spread to her brain and was
terminal.
[70][71] In November 2023, she revealed that the cancer had spread to her bones.
[72] In January 2024, Doherty shared that she was undergoing a new cancer treatment and that it was successfully breaking through the blood-brain barrier, calling it a "miracle".
[73]
Doherty died from the disease on July 13, 2024, as noted in a statement released by her publicist announcing her death.
[74]She was 53 years old.
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