Shannen Doherty reflects on her battle with terminal cancer: 'Just need to squeeze out another three to five years'

Shannen Doherty has spoken candidly about her battle with terminal stage-four cancer on her new podcast, revealing she's hoping the advancements of treatments will help her extend her life.

The Charmed star, 52, made the admission when talking to her oncologist Dr. Lawrence Piro on the latest episode of her Let's Be Clear podcast.

"You and I always talk about the fact that we just need to squeeze out another three to five years, and then there's going to be T-cell therapy or there's going to be this or that," Doherty said.

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"There's going to be a lot more options that will give another five years. Then in those five years, there's a whole other group of options, and eventually there's going to be a cure."

After Piro referred to treatments to riding different horses to keep going and "make the race that much longer," she added: "I'm riding those horses so I get to the fresh set of horses, and I'm trying to get the one I'm on right now to last for as long as humanly possible."

She added that she believes positive thinking and mindset is important while getting cancer treatment.

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"I do believe mind over matter is important," she added.

The actress recently claimed she found out her third husband, Kurt Iswarienko, had "cheated on her for two years" just before getting brain surgery, with the procedure taking place last year.

She made the allegations four weeks ago on her podcast.

Doherty said she was fearful she "wasn't going to make it" through the surgery and said she "felt so betrayed'' by Iswarienko's alleged actions.

The actress was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 that went into remission two years later.

In 2020, Doherty announced the cancer had returned, spread and was now stage IV.