Suzanne Somers’ Official Cause of Death Revealed Nearly 2 Weeks After Actress Dies at 76: Report

Suzanne Somers’ cause of death has been revealed.

The Three’s Company actress died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 after breast cancer spread throughout her body, according to a death certificate obtained by The Blast.

The document allegedly listed “breast cancer with brain metastases” as her immediate cause of death, and a biopsy confirmed that finding.

Although an autopsy was not performed, the certificate also allegedly listed hypertension, or high blood pressure, and hydrocephalus as additional conditions that led to her death.

According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, hydrocephalus is a condition in which “excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates within the fluid-containing cavities or chambers of the brain” and causes “damaging pressure on brain tissues.” Somers’ death certificate states that the actress had suffered from hydrocephalus for over a year.

Three days after Somers’ death, she was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City during a ceremony organized by a funeral home in Palm Springs, California, The Blast reported, citing the death certificate.

PEOPLE has reached out to Riverside County officials for confirmation.

Actress Suzanne Somers visits Extra at the Burbank studio on February 19, 2020.

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Suzanne Somers, Three’s Company and Step by step Actress, died at 76

Earlier this month, Somers’ publicist R. Couri Hay confirmed her death to PEOPLE. She was 76 years old.

“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Hay wrote in a statement to PEOPLE that he shared on behalf of the actress’ family.

“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, son Bruce and her closest family,” the statement continued. “Her family gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16. Instead, they will celebrate her remarkable life and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”

Alan Hammel and Suzanne Somers attend Clive’s birthday bash on April 6, 2022.

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The family of Suzanne Somers is celebrating her 77th birthday the day after her death

The Step by step the actress has been very open about her health issues over the years, including a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2000. During her life, she also experienced several other forms of cancer.

“Saying the words out loud in public — ‘I have breast cancer’ — shook my soul,” Somers told PEOPLE in 2001.

When she received her initial diagnosis, she and husband Alan Hamel “were silent, hardly speaking, in disbelief, like this wasn’t happening, wondering if this was a little mistake or the end of my life?” she remembered.

Suzanne Somers. A timeline of Suzanne Somers’ battle with cancer

Somers said in 2007 for Los Angeles Times that after cancer treatment with radiation, lumpectomy and alternative medicine, she cured the cancer. However, the actress revealed that her breast cancer had returned in a July 2023 Instagram post.

Alongside a photo of herself and Hamel, 87, she wrote: “As you know, I had breast cancer two decades ago, and every now and then it comes back, and I continue to fight it. I used the best alternative and conventional treatments to fight it .”

“This is not new territory for me,” she continued. “I know how to put on my battle gear and I’m a fighter.”

Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel visit Hallmark’s “Home & Family” on December 15, 2017.

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Widower Suzanne Somers recalls kissing and ‘talking to her’ in her final days: ‘She was still with us’ (Exclusive)

Following news of her death, Somers’ publicist shared with PEOPLE a song Hamel wrote for his wife, which he gave her the day before she died.

Written in capital letters, the poem read in part: “LOVE. THERE IS NO VERSION OF THE WORD APPLICABLE TO SUZANNE. THE CLOSEST VERSION TO THE WORDS IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. NOT EVEN KROLIĆ KRADIĆ.”

“55 YEARS TOGETHER, 46 MARRIED AND OF THOSE 42 YEARS, NOT ONE HOUR OF SEPARATION. EVEN THAT DOESN’T WORK. EVEN GOING TO BED AT 6 O’CLOCK AND HOLDING HANDS WHILE WE SLEEP DOESN’T WORK. STARING AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE WHILE YOU SLEEP. IT’S NOT WORKING,” he continued. “THERE ARE NO WORDS. NO DEEDS. NO PROMISES. NO STATEMENTS. WE ARE ONE. I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU, MY BEAUTIFUL SUZANNE, FOR ALL ETERNITY.”

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In addition to her husband, Somers’ former co-stars – including Patrick Duffy and Joy DeWitt – and her son Bruce also paid tribute to the actress following her death.

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