EXCLUSIVE! MORE BAD NEWS FOR PENNY MARSHALL

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PENNY MARSHALL’s cancer has returned – and spread to her lungs, sources say.

Sadly, doctors have given the 68-year-old “Laverne & Shirley” star just months to live, according to insiders.

The tragic news comes as Pen­ny’s agent announced her plans to address the winning battle she fought with the deadly dis­ease in 2009 in an upcoming memoir.

It’s an abrupt about-face for the comic actress and acclaimed director, whose reps have re­peatedly denied ENQUIRER reports that she’d undergone cancer treatment after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor found in her liver.

“Penny is finally confirm­ing her battle with cancer only because she wants her fans to read about it in her own words,” a close source told The ENQUIRER.

“What her agent didn’t say is that Penny’s can­cer has returned. Doctors are telling her that it’s Stage 4 and has spread to her lungs – and she may not have more than six months to live.

“Now she’s furiously trying to finish her book, which is due to be published next fall.”

Publishing sources believe Penny’s final chapter could detail her latest setback and re­newed battle right up to when she hands in the manuscript.

“Penny is getting chemother­apy treatments at a Los Angeles hospital every other week, and she’s on several medications,” the source revealed.

“A specialist in New York also consults with her physicians in California. The doc­tors wanted to put her on stronger medi­cations, but Penny refused, calling the meds ‘gnarly.’

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