{"id":5041,"date":"2026-08-27T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=5041"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:38:06","slug":"dawsons-creek-alum-shares-shocking-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=5041","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dawson\u2019s Creek\u2019 Alum Shares Shocking Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <div><p>\u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d star Busy Philipps revealed she underwent two brain surgeries after being diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=5038\">\u2018Transformers\u2019 Icon Peter Cullen, Legendary Voice Of Optimus Prime, Dead At 85<\/a><\/p><p>In a shocking interview published Aug. 26, the actress told People she discovered her condition by chance after learning about Prenuvo scans on social media. She said she had no symptoms suggesting anything was wrong, but felt drawn to the idea of undergoing a preventive scan.<\/p><p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know why I wanted to get this scan except for the fact that I just did,\u201d Philipps said.<\/p><p>In February, her results revealed a tumor that required surgery.<\/p><blockquote><div> <div> <div> <\/div><\/div> <div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div> <div>View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div> <div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><\/div> <div> <\/div><p>A post shared by People Magazine (@people)<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful that I\u2019m alive,\u201d Philipps said, calling the experience \u201cthe weirdest six months of my life.\u201d<\/p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <p>She explained that when she first expressed interest in undergoing testing, her family doctor told her there was \u201cno need\u201d because bloodwork from her recent physical showed no cause for concern. <\/p><p>After speaking with her cousin\u2019s husband, Dr. Justin Donlan, she decided to go through with it. <\/p><p>The star told People that the Prenuvo scan led to the discovery of a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a rare slow-growing tumor. <\/p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <blockquote><div> <div> <div> <\/div><\/div> <div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div> <div>View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div> <div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><\/div> <div> <\/div><p>A post shared by People Magazine (@people)<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <p>\u201cThis is a real tumor, and it\u2019s inside your brain. And Busy, it\u2019s got to come out,\u201d Philipps recalled Donlan saying to her over the phone.<\/p><p>At the time of her diagnosis, Philipps was set to star in \u201cCupertino,\u201d which was scheduled to begin filming six weeks later. The decision was made to operate the following week, which allowed her to move forward with filming, according to People.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=5035\">New Padres Owner Is The Kamala Harris Of Baseball<\/a><\/p><p>The actress underwent roughly five hours of surgery March 2, and the 2.6-centimeter mass was removed from her brain. <\/p><p>She had more than 40 surgical staples in her head, but said, \u201cI wasn\u2019t in pain at all.\u201d<\/p><blockquote><div> <div> <div> <\/div><\/div> <div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div> <div>View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div> <div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><div> <\/div><\/div> <div> <\/div><p>A post shared by People Magazine (@people)<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <p>The actress told the magazine that things seemed to be on an upswing when she experienced a setback. She said her Botox dermatologist raised concerns about the incision site from the surgery.<\/p><p>\u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018That doesn\u2019t look right. I\u2019m not going to touch it \u2026 Can I take a picture of it and will you send it to your surgeons right now?\u2019 \u2026 And I did and they immediately were like, \u2018That doesn\u2019t look good,\u2019\u201d Philipps told People. <\/p><p>She had contracted a staphylococcus infection in her incision. The actress underwent debridement surgery to clear the infection and remove one of the small titanium tacks put in her skull during the first surgery. <strong>(RELATED: Dolly Parton\u2019s Final Goodbye: Cause Of Death, Intimate Funeral Details Revealed)<\/strong><\/p><div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GettyImages-2241718286.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5040\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48-683x1024.webp\" width=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9c726c7d093d6fdf4e6358a20a38ac48.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><p>\u201cThe second surgery really threw me. I just felt like I was back to square one, and I was really, really upset,\u201d Philipps said. <\/p><p>Philipps, who starred in \u201cCougar Town,\u201d \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek,\u201d and \u201cER,\u201d went on to star in \u201cCupertino\u201d after receiving medical care.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=5033\">US Breakfast Giant Removes Artificial Dyes From Cereals In MAHA-Friendly Move<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d star Busy Philipps revealed she underwent two brain surgeries after being diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4024,4023,837],"class_list":["post-5041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-brain-cancer","tag-busy-philipps","tag-medical-crisis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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