HEARTBREAKING NEWS: BBC legend hospitalised and shares devastating news after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumour.

Busy Philipps Reveals Rare Brain Tumour After Shock Scan Led to Two Surgeries

Busy Philipps has revealed that she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour after undergoing an elective full-body scan despite experiencing no symptoms.

The Dawson’s Creek and Cougar Town actress, 47, shared photographs and videos from her time in hospital as she opened up about a difficult six-month health ordeal.

Philipps told People that she underwent a Prenuvo scan on February 12. The full-body MRI is designed to check for more than 500 medical conditions.

The actress said she chose to have the scan even though she had no noticeable symptoms and her primary doctor had assured her that her routine test results were normal.

However, the screening discovered a lesion on her brain. Further medical investigation revealed that Philipps had a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a rare and slow-growing type of brain tumour.

She underwent surgery to have the tumour removed on March 2.

Philipps later faced another frightening setback when she developed a staph infection following the procedure.

The infection resulted in her being readmitted to hospital approximately one month after the initial operation. She then required a second surgical intervention to treat the complication.

Despite the severity of the experience, Philipps has reassured followers that she has now recovered.

Actress addresses cost of preventative scan

Philipps shared an update on Instagram after receiving messages of love and support from followers.

One social-media user raised concerns about the accessibility of the elective scan, noting that most Americans would be unable to afford such an expensive screening.

Philipps responded by acknowledging that being able to pay for the procedure was a privilege unavailable to many people.

“Oh, I’m acutely aware that even being able to afford to put this on my credit card was a privilege most people can’t afford,” she wrote.

She also criticised the amount of money spent on healthcare in the United States while arguing that too little attention is given to preventative treatment.

“It’s insane how much is spent on healthcare, and so little of it is on preventative care like this scan,” she continued.

The starting cost of the full-body scan is reported to be $2,500, approximately £1,800. Philipps admitted that most of her friends and relatives would not be able to afford the procedure.

“Trust me, I get it,” she said.

However, the actress explained that she had felt a strong personal need to undergo the screening and believed following that instinct proved life-changing.

“I also felt like I needed it, and I think that’s also why I wanted to talk about this,” Philipps wrote. “I followed my gut instinct, and it saved my life.”

She then spoke candidly about the inequalities she sees within the American medical system, arguing that a person’s income should not determine the healthcare they receive or their eventual outcome.

Busy reassures worried followers

On Thursday, Philipps posted a collection of photographs and videos documenting the previous six months.

The images included moments from her hospital stays and treatment, giving followers their first detailed look at what she had been experiencing privately.

Aware that the announcement could cause alarm, Philipps repeatedly emphasised that she was no longer in immediate danger.

“Just to reiterate, because the internet loves a clickbait, I AM ALREADY RECOVERED!” she declared.

The actress explained that followers had unknowingly been watching her regain her health since the tumour was removed in March.

“You all have literally watched me recover since March 2, you just didn’t know it!” she added.

Philipps ended her message on an optimistic note, writing: “I AM TOTALLY FINE! YAY MEDICINE!”

Her disclosure revealed that what appeared publicly to be an ordinary six-month period had included a rare diagnosis, two operations and an unexpected hospital readmission. She is now using the experience to discuss both the value of listening to personal health concerns and the financial barriers preventing many people from accessing the same tests.