However, it would be a short-lived victory against an aggressive and tricky disease.

So my cancer came back.

And that’s why I’m here," Doherty said in a “Good Morning America” interview.

Shannen Doherty smiles

“I don’t think I’ve processed it.

It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways.”

It was Brenda who made her a household name on the original “Beverly Hills 90210.”

Shannen Doherty at event

“It was really, like, shocking.

And the least I could do to honor him was to do that show.

I still haven’t done, in my opinion.

Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko at event

So it’s a hard one.”

Like, you know, our life doesn’t end the minute we get that diagnosis.

We still have some living to do."

Shannen Doherty at event

“I haven’t sat down to write letters.

That’s something I need to do.

There are things I need to say to my mom.

I want my husband to know what he’s meant to me.”

It feels like you’re signing off, and I’m not signing off.

I feel like I’m a very, very healthy human being.

She’s also postedInstagramphotos of a girl’s night out with friends.

She wants to see more women she can relate to, sans Botox and other cosmetic procedures.

Doherty is still ready to live her life the best way she can.

I’m not ready for pasture.

I’ve got a lot of life in me."