re: Shannen Doherty says her cancer has spread to her bones: ‘I don’t want to die’

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Unfortunately I know first hand there aren’t any clinical trials for bone cancer right now.

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My older sister had breast cancer that metastasized eventually becoming bone cancer. She outlived her initial prognosis by a bit but her health basically fell off a cliff at the end and bone cancer is a bastard I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Near the end, even the weight of a sheet could cause her pain.

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Terribly sorry for anyone undergoing any type of malignancy-incredibly difficult disease to battle, not only for the patient but for caregivers as well. Just to be accurate, this is not "bone cancer". This is breast cancer that has spread to the bones. There's a huge difference. Primary bone cancer (osteosarcoma) is entirely different from a cancer that has spread to the bones. May not seem to make any difference but treatment and prognosis are entirely different.