Breast Cancer Personal Stories
Published on Jun 09 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, survivors
Through clinical trials, studies and other intense research activities, medical experts come up everyday with new treatment combinations and drugs that might just be the next solution for a patient suffering from breast cancer. This is why, if you failed to go through regular testing of perform regular self examinations to detect the cancer early, you should try for a change to become aware of all your treatment options and participating in a clinical trial can do wonders for you. Even if it doesn't come up with the cure by itself, testing and study will accurately characterize your case and establish the best treatment plan for you.
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Most progress and innovation is done in chemotherapy with the drugs prescribed to eliminate the cancer of boost your immune system. Let's take a look at the latest drugs that have not since long become available for all breast cancer patients. Chemotherapy is most often just an adjuvant or palliative treatment but combined with surgery, only together are they able to completely and permanently eliminate the cancer. Radiation therapy is also often a third indispensable element.
Studies conducted now are intensely trying to verify and experiment with the use of anti-angiogenesis drugs in the case of breast cancer. These drugs block the formation of blood vessels that tumors feed on in order to grow. We should expect some relevant and encouraging results any day now but for the time we can better look at some drugs that are right here and not just around the corner.
Most progress has been done with targeted therapies which are likely to improve the quality of life of survivors and to speed up the recovery process as well as to prevent recurrence
Abraxane and Albumin-bound nanoparticle drugs are the perfect example of latest miracle workers. Abraxane is actually not a new drug but a way of administering already used drugs. For example Paclitaxel is a drug that is part of many chemo regimes but isn't very effective because it does not dissolve in water so it needs to be dissolved in solvent substances that can have powerful side-effects for the patient. Abraxane solves this problem by making the Paclitaxel dissolve in water through a process called protein-bound nanoparticle technology. Not only does Abraxane not lead to any side-effects but it also makes the drug more effective, as shown by recent studies of women taking the drugs in this combination. Contributing greatly to Abraxane's FDA approval, the study revealed that women who also took the Abraxane responded also twice as much to chemo than women who were administered just Paclitaxel.
Aromatase inhibitors are an example of how also older treatments can be significantly improved through research. These hormone therapies have been confirmed to prevent recurrence of breast cancer in women with breast cancers fed by estrogen better than all traditional drugs.
Ask your doctor for more information about latest drugs and chemotherapy and don't forget to look into clinical trials you can join.
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Most progress and innovation is done in chemotherapy with the drugs prescribed to eliminate the cancer of boost your immune system. Let's take a look at the latest drugs that have not since long become available for all breast cancer patients. Chemotherapy is most often just an adjuvant or palliative treatment but combined with surgery, only together are they able to completely and permanently eliminate the cancer. Radiation therapy is also often a third indispensable element.
Studies conducted now are intensely trying to verify and experiment with the use of anti-angiogenesis drugs in the case of breast cancer. These drugs block the formation of blood vessels that tumors feed on in order to grow. We should expect some relevant and encouraging results any day now but for the time we can better look at some drugs that are right here and not just around the corner.
Most progress has been done with targeted therapies which are likely to improve the quality of life of survivors and to speed up the recovery process as well as to prevent recurrence
Abraxane and Albumin-bound nanoparticle drugs are the perfect example of latest miracle workers. Abraxane is actually not a new drug but a way of administering already used drugs. For example Paclitaxel is a drug that is part of many chemo regimes but isn't very effective because it does not dissolve in water so it needs to be dissolved in solvent substances that can have powerful side-effects for the patient. Abraxane solves this problem by making the Paclitaxel dissolve in water through a process called protein-bound nanoparticle technology. Not only does Abraxane not lead to any side-effects but it also makes the drug more effective, as shown by recent studies of women taking the drugs in this combination. Contributing greatly to Abraxane's FDA approval, the study revealed that women who also took the Abraxane responded also twice as much to chemo than women who were administered just Paclitaxel.
Aromatase inhibitors are an example of how also older treatments can be significantly improved through research. These hormone therapies have been confirmed to prevent recurrence of breast cancer in women with breast cancers fed by estrogen better than all traditional drugs.
Ask your doctor for more information about latest drugs and chemotherapy and don't forget to look into clinical trials you can join.
Breast Cancer Survivor Stories
Published on Jun 05 2010, in the categories: survivors
Breast cancer survivor stories can be a source of great inspiration for women still struggling with the disease. This is probably why so many support groups and awareness campaigns on the subject of breast cancer are formed every day. Many online communities also provide many and great survival stories with people talking openly about their experience and then sharing their method of overcoming the cancer. You will see that all of them went through moments of complete depression and hopelessness but somehow, even if just by realizing they have nothing more to lose, these women have found the strength in themselves and in fighting for their loved ones to win the war against breast cancer.
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Such stories include all the terrible details of undergoing treatment, of living with the cancer and of most of the time having to give up their breast. Women who have survived the disease have not forgotten how low they maybe had been at some moments, how low their self-esteem had dropped when losing a breast and how much herself and her family had suffered in their struggle. All these actually just make the survival more powerful and more empowering for other women fighting breast cancer.
Let's take a look at two such stories that provide inspiration and teachings about breast cancer.
Marie B. is a woman that has chosen to share her story and her gratitude for overcoming the disease. Her main advice is that all women acknowledge that no case is typical. You can always hope for more than others tell you is realistic in your case. She was diagnosed with a stage 3B breast cancer at the age of 39. She underwent a mastectomy and the chances of survival she was given were at just 49%. What saved her life was her husband searching and documenting from the internet about an integrative care program offered by The Cancer Treatment Centers of America. She was prescribed three chemotherapy drugs and they also provided her with a nutritionist who contributed greatly to defeating the cancer and preventing relapse. Her stage offered very little hope but with the help of her family and with her husband's pro-active attitude she beat all odds and now lives a normal life.
Beth M. is another remarkable example of attitude and hope beating all odds. Beth M. had been given a terminal diagnosis and she was struggling with three different types of cancers in the same time. What makes Beth story even more special is that she is a clown for a living and kept her positive attitude throughout the treatment. For her it all began with exposure to radiation at the age of only one week. She later developed thyroid cancer. Breast cancer followed after that, spread to the other breast and soon enough she was also diagnosed with lung cancer. As incredible as it sounds she has lived to tell the tale of her incredible struggle. By always monitoring her condition and undergoing immediate treatment for each cancer she managed to eliminate all of them from her organism and her positive attitude helped her resist the strenuous treatments.
These survival stories are just two from a much bigger number of remarkable women that have managed to fight not only the cancer but also destiny, winning the fight against all odds.
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Such stories include all the terrible details of undergoing treatment, of living with the cancer and of most of the time having to give up their breast. Women who have survived the disease have not forgotten how low they maybe had been at some moments, how low their self-esteem had dropped when losing a breast and how much herself and her family had suffered in their struggle. All these actually just make the survival more powerful and more empowering for other women fighting breast cancer.
Let's take a look at two such stories that provide inspiration and teachings about breast cancer.
Marie B. is a woman that has chosen to share her story and her gratitude for overcoming the disease. Her main advice is that all women acknowledge that no case is typical. You can always hope for more than others tell you is realistic in your case. She was diagnosed with a stage 3B breast cancer at the age of 39. She underwent a mastectomy and the chances of survival she was given were at just 49%. What saved her life was her husband searching and documenting from the internet about an integrative care program offered by The Cancer Treatment Centers of America. She was prescribed three chemotherapy drugs and they also provided her with a nutritionist who contributed greatly to defeating the cancer and preventing relapse. Her stage offered very little hope but with the help of her family and with her husband's pro-active attitude she beat all odds and now lives a normal life.
Beth M. is another remarkable example of attitude and hope beating all odds. Beth M. had been given a terminal diagnosis and she was struggling with three different types of cancers in the same time. What makes Beth story even more special is that she is a clown for a living and kept her positive attitude throughout the treatment. For her it all began with exposure to radiation at the age of only one week. She later developed thyroid cancer. Breast cancer followed after that, spread to the other breast and soon enough she was also diagnosed with lung cancer. As incredible as it sounds she has lived to tell the tale of her incredible struggle. By always monitoring her condition and undergoing immediate treatment for each cancer she managed to eliminate all of them from her organism and her positive attitude helped her resist the strenuous treatments.
These survival stories are just two from a much bigger number of remarkable women that have managed to fight not only the cancer but also destiny, winning the fight against all odds.
Christina Applegate Breast Cancer
Published on Mar 22 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, Causes, celebrities, facts, survivors
As we all know, the breast cancer is a disease (like all cancers) that cause the cells to change and grow without control. Most types of the cancer cells are forming a lump or a mass which is called tumor. Breast cancer it begins in the breast tissue.
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But there are some things we do not know and I am sure many women would like to know if there is a way to prevent breast cancer. I heard this question often but unfortunately for now, there is no guaranteed way to prevent it, and that is why the mammograms are so important. A woman is best overall preventive health strategy besides regular mammograms, it is to reduce the risk factors as soon as possible; avoid at least the known risk factors as obesity, and alcohol. All women should consider the increased risk of this disease associated with use of combined hormone – estrogen and progestin – this is the therapy in evaluating treatment options for menopausal symptoms; (tamoxifen can reduce the risk to develop this disease, among women at high risk).
Beside this, the next question would be: how can breast cancer be detected early? This is another common question and really important one. The early stage of breast cancer, when tumor is really small and most treatable and typically it does not produce any symptoms; it is therefore very important for women to follow recommended guidelines for finding breast cancer at this early stage. The most important physical symptom is a painless mass. 10% of the patients have breast pain and no mass.
There are also less common symptoms which include changes to the breast that do not go away, such as thickening, skin distortion or irritation, swelling, and the nipple symptoms : erosion, tenderness, spontaneous discharge, inversion, etc. American Cancer Society guideline for early stage detection change as a women ages and include mammography and clinical breast examination; for example for the women at the age of 40 or older, the advice is to make annual mammography, annual clinical breast examination and monthly breast self- examination, but at the women between 20 and 39 years the advice is to make a clinical breast examination every three years and monthly breast self-examination.
As we can see, this disease should be taken seriously. It does not really matter anything when it comes about breast cancer. It does not discriminate; any woman can develop this disease, even men. Many well known celebrities had to fight with breast cancer same like Cristina Applegate . During her teenage year, (even for more then 20 years, she made us laugh), she played in - Married with children - as Kelly Bundy and in 2007, she landed the role on – Samantha Who? – comedy series. She received for her performance, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In April 2008, at the age of 36, Cristina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer, living quietly with it at first but she said that it was very hard to live with it without telling anyone and that is why she made all public. She found that she has cancer in an early-stage and she immediately took care of it: being afraid of relapse, she made the dramatic decision to have a mastectomy to the both breasts – bilateral mastectomy and after several months of treatment, she cured.
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But there are some things we do not know and I am sure many women would like to know if there is a way to prevent breast cancer. I heard this question often but unfortunately for now, there is no guaranteed way to prevent it, and that is why the mammograms are so important. A woman is best overall preventive health strategy besides regular mammograms, it is to reduce the risk factors as soon as possible; avoid at least the known risk factors as obesity, and alcohol. All women should consider the increased risk of this disease associated with use of combined hormone – estrogen and progestin – this is the therapy in evaluating treatment options for menopausal symptoms; (tamoxifen can reduce the risk to develop this disease, among women at high risk).
Beside this, the next question would be: how can breast cancer be detected early? This is another common question and really important one. The early stage of breast cancer, when tumor is really small and most treatable and typically it does not produce any symptoms; it is therefore very important for women to follow recommended guidelines for finding breast cancer at this early stage. The most important physical symptom is a painless mass. 10% of the patients have breast pain and no mass.
There are also less common symptoms which include changes to the breast that do not go away, such as thickening, skin distortion or irritation, swelling, and the nipple symptoms : erosion, tenderness, spontaneous discharge, inversion, etc. American Cancer Society guideline for early stage detection change as a women ages and include mammography and clinical breast examination; for example for the women at the age of 40 or older, the advice is to make annual mammography, annual clinical breast examination and monthly breast self- examination, but at the women between 20 and 39 years the advice is to make a clinical breast examination every three years and monthly breast self-examination.
As we can see, this disease should be taken seriously. It does not really matter anything when it comes about breast cancer. It does not discriminate; any woman can develop this disease, even men. Many well known celebrities had to fight with breast cancer same like Cristina Applegate . During her teenage year, (even for more then 20 years, she made us laugh), she played in - Married with children - as Kelly Bundy and in 2007, she landed the role on – Samantha Who? – comedy series. She received for her performance, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In April 2008, at the age of 36, Cristina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer, living quietly with it at first but she said that it was very hard to live with it without telling anyone and that is why she made all public. She found that she has cancer in an early-stage and she immediately took care of it: being afraid of relapse, she made the dramatic decision to have a mastectomy to the both breasts – bilateral mastectomy and after several months of treatment, she cured.
Breast Reconstruction After Cancer
Published on Mar 19 2010, in the categories: survivors, treatment, Useful Info
Most women who opt for mastectomy prefer the reconstruction of the breast because it can be done immediately after mastectomy; at 4-6 months after surgery or even few years after the breast was removed, the breast can be reconstructed and this would be called the late reconstruction of the breast.
Breast reconstruction is a personal choice of each patient and is an alternative to external prosthesis. Before taking a decision, it is good to know and to discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of such interventions.
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The option for an immediate or for a late reconstruction, it is recommended the plastic surgery, because you must consider several factors, including: general health, operators and technical considerations, the probability of the determined treatment by the doctor – radiation therapy or chemotherapy and not least, the desire of the patient. The breast reconstruction can be done either using their own tissues (flaps), either breast implants or a combination of the two methods.
1. The breast reconstruction with flaps – is a reconstructive method using their own tissue from the areas where they are in excess (abdomen, buttocks, hips, back) to create a new breast. This tissue which is moved from one area to another is called a flap. The flap can be moved through a tunnel made under the skin, retaining the vascular of the donor area, or it can be transferred freely by links made micro-surgical with the vessels of the receiving area. The flap transfer may be associated with a breast implant if the transferred tissues do not provide sufficient volume.
2. Implantation of silicone prosthesis under the skin muscles. Through this method, which is especially used at patients with initially very small breasts, it is placing an implant with silicone under the muscle of the operated breast. In the cases of larger breasts, it is used the extension method or the muscle implant.
3. The extension and the late implant of the prosthesis with silicone. Immediately after the breast removal, it is inserted the thing called “expander” under the chest muscle and skin is closing only with a simple suture. The expander is a silicone coating provided with a valve. After the skin healing (at almost 2 weeks after surgery), the silicone coating can be filled by injection. This process is repeated several times until it reaches enough area of the skin to take over the final implant, for the prosthesis introduction. The expander is based on the skin elasticity property, causing a gradual spread of it. The implants can be filled with gel or saline silicone. You can avoid removing or changing the expander using a permanent expander implant which it can be adjusted post-operative. The reconstruction does not influence tumor relapse and does not interfere with the chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The mammography checks can be continued for the normal breast and also for the reconstructed breast, according to the recommendations that you receive.
Breast reconstruction is a personal choice of each patient and is an alternative to external prosthesis. Before taking a decision, it is good to know and to discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of such interventions.
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The option for an immediate or for a late reconstruction, it is recommended the plastic surgery, because you must consider several factors, including: general health, operators and technical considerations, the probability of the determined treatment by the doctor – radiation therapy or chemotherapy and not least, the desire of the patient. The breast reconstruction can be done either using their own tissues (flaps), either breast implants or a combination of the two methods.
1. The breast reconstruction with flaps – is a reconstructive method using their own tissue from the areas where they are in excess (abdomen, buttocks, hips, back) to create a new breast. This tissue which is moved from one area to another is called a flap. The flap can be moved through a tunnel made under the skin, retaining the vascular of the donor area, or it can be transferred freely by links made micro-surgical with the vessels of the receiving area. The flap transfer may be associated with a breast implant if the transferred tissues do not provide sufficient volume.
2. Implantation of silicone prosthesis under the skin muscles. Through this method, which is especially used at patients with initially very small breasts, it is placing an implant with silicone under the muscle of the operated breast. In the cases of larger breasts, it is used the extension method or the muscle implant.
3. The extension and the late implant of the prosthesis with silicone. Immediately after the breast removal, it is inserted the thing called “expander” under the chest muscle and skin is closing only with a simple suture. The expander is a silicone coating provided with a valve. After the skin healing (at almost 2 weeks after surgery), the silicone coating can be filled by injection. This process is repeated several times until it reaches enough area of the skin to take over the final implant, for the prosthesis introduction. The expander is based on the skin elasticity property, causing a gradual spread of it. The implants can be filled with gel or saline silicone. You can avoid removing or changing the expander using a permanent expander implant which it can be adjusted post-operative. The reconstruction does not influence tumor relapse and does not interfere with the chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The mammography checks can be continued for the normal breast and also for the reconstructed breast, according to the recommendations that you receive.
Breast Cancer Survival Statistics
Published on Mar 10 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, statistics, survivors
More and more cancer patients have recovered - The number of the cured patients of cancer is growing, shows the most recent Europe study in a special number of the European Journal of Cancer publication. The Eurocare Study 4 (European Cancer Registry) conducted in 23 countries of Europe, support that the diagnosed Europeans with cancer, have increased chances of survival due to medical treatment.
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The researchers have examined several parameters on the cancer evolution during 1995 – 2002, comparing the nationality data, gender and the type of the cured cancer. Thus, approximately 35% of the population total, of the analyzed countries was included the largest epidemiological study, made in Europe. At the analysis end, the report of Eurocare 4 shows that the number of the cured people of lung cancer, increased from 6% to 8%, for stomach cancer from 15% to 18% and for colorectal cancer from 42% to 49%.
Winners: The Icelandic men and women from France and Finland - About this division by sex, indifferent of the cancer type, the larges number of men who have survived cancer, are found in Iceland (47%) and highest proportion of women which has cured of cancer is registered in France and Finland (59% in both countries). In Poland it is the lowest percentage of cured patients: 21% for men and 38% for women. Researchers have highlighted a significant difference between EU countries in the types of cancer that have been the most numerous healing.
In Finland, France, Spain and Sweden, are the most cured patients of the breast cancer - 73% of the Finnish, French, Spanish, Swedish patients have been cured of breast cancer while the percentage in Czech Republic and Poland is 60%.
The breast cancer is the most common but in women, and its incidence is increasing. There are over 250,000 new cases diagnosed in Europe and more then 175,000 in the United States of America, with an annual death rate of approximately 165,000 patients in Europe and 44,000 in the United States. Every single year in all over the world, more then 700,000 women die of this disease and it is estimated that 8%,9% of women will develop this awful disease during life. The success rate of the treatment depends on the stage when the cancer was diagnosed.
Survival percent of the breast cancer diagnosis cases is the 100% is the disease is detected early and it decreases if the patient reaches the four stage.
In France and Spain, are the most cured patients of the lung cancer - Data shows that in France and Spain , the number of the lung cancer cured patients is bigger (10%) while in Denmark, Czech Republic and Poland is the lowest proportion (only 5%).
The lung cancer is the most common form of cancer, globally registering 1.4 million new cases annually. Unfortunately, lung cases are diagnosed later in unrespectable or metastasis stage. Despite the chemotherapy use as a first-line therapeutic option, less than 5% of patients with lung cancer survive 5 years, while the remaining 95% are dying in about 12 months after diagnosis. Therefore, extending the survival period without any disease progress and reducing the adverse effects are the key factors in treating the patients of lung cancer.
In France most people are cured of colorectal cancer - France is once again the leader registering the highest healing rate (49%) among colorectal cancer patients, while there are only 30% of poles, Czechs and Danes have been cured of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer affects the large intestine and is the third type of cancer frequency in both, women and men, representing 13% of all cases of cancer.
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The researchers have examined several parameters on the cancer evolution during 1995 – 2002, comparing the nationality data, gender and the type of the cured cancer. Thus, approximately 35% of the population total, of the analyzed countries was included the largest epidemiological study, made in Europe. At the analysis end, the report of Eurocare 4 shows that the number of the cured people of lung cancer, increased from 6% to 8%, for stomach cancer from 15% to 18% and for colorectal cancer from 42% to 49%.
Winners: The Icelandic men and women from France and Finland - About this division by sex, indifferent of the cancer type, the larges number of men who have survived cancer, are found in Iceland (47%) and highest proportion of women which has cured of cancer is registered in France and Finland (59% in both countries). In Poland it is the lowest percentage of cured patients: 21% for men and 38% for women. Researchers have highlighted a significant difference between EU countries in the types of cancer that have been the most numerous healing.
In Finland, France, Spain and Sweden, are the most cured patients of the breast cancer - 73% of the Finnish, French, Spanish, Swedish patients have been cured of breast cancer while the percentage in Czech Republic and Poland is 60%.
The breast cancer is the most common but in women, and its incidence is increasing. There are over 250,000 new cases diagnosed in Europe and more then 175,000 in the United States of America, with an annual death rate of approximately 165,000 patients in Europe and 44,000 in the United States. Every single year in all over the world, more then 700,000 women die of this disease and it is estimated that 8%,9% of women will develop this awful disease during life. The success rate of the treatment depends on the stage when the cancer was diagnosed.
Survival percent of the breast cancer diagnosis cases is the 100% is the disease is detected early and it decreases if the patient reaches the four stage.
In France and Spain, are the most cured patients of the lung cancer - Data shows that in France and Spain , the number of the lung cancer cured patients is bigger (10%) while in Denmark, Czech Republic and Poland is the lowest proportion (only 5%).
The lung cancer is the most common form of cancer, globally registering 1.4 million new cases annually. Unfortunately, lung cases are diagnosed later in unrespectable or metastasis stage. Despite the chemotherapy use as a first-line therapeutic option, less than 5% of patients with lung cancer survive 5 years, while the remaining 95% are dying in about 12 months after diagnosis. Therefore, extending the survival period without any disease progress and reducing the adverse effects are the key factors in treating the patients of lung cancer.
In France most people are cured of colorectal cancer - France is once again the leader registering the highest healing rate (49%) among colorectal cancer patients, while there are only 30% of poles, Czechs and Danes have been cured of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer affects the large intestine and is the third type of cancer frequency in both, women and men, representing 13% of all cases of cancer.
Breast Cancer Survivor Story
Published on Mar 06 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, Related topics, survivors
If you are a woman, certainly this story will wake you interest, which is one of the thousands of cases that are around you. If you are a man, certainly you should know about this story so you will be more sensitive with your mother, grandmother, sister, girlfriend or with your wife.
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She decided to talk right on the eve of Easter which is a period of soul retreats, when we are called to raise prayers, when we need to be better with the others and more with the sadness one who are near us, sick, angry, stressed or simply those who need our support.
When I entered the room from the Institute of Oncology, I saw a woman about 60 years old, who was in the bed groaning because of pain and asking me to get closer. With an extinguished voice she implored not to reveal her name because she does not want that her friends and acquaintances to know about ordeal through she is passing by, about the fact that she is close to the margin of the grave... she reached a moment which is close to the death.
Two years ago she discovered by chance a breast node that was diagnosed by doctors as cancer at the mammary gland; breast was removed and she was able to overcome this suffering, trough the loving husband, children and grandchildren. Following a complex treatment, apparently escaped the deadly disease. She felt good a period, she had energy and she lived the life full.
The happiness lasted until last October when she began suffering from backache, osteoporosis symptoms and disc pains... displacement. The doctor prescribed some medicines and also massages which did not help her at all; her condition became worse. Following the investigations, she found out that actually, breast tumor has developed multiple bone metastasis.
She was taken to hospital in the arms of her desperate husband who had lost all hope in the healing of his wife. “It never passed trough my mind that I will get into that. Of course, this disease is related to genotype but also of anyone’s character. All my life I had officials. It is well know that if you are seen well and deserve better, of course you also have many enemies. You are useful to “our” man only as long as you are someone in society. If do not represent anything anymore, they betray.
I was a combative person for something beautiful. I sacrificed in the truly meaning of the word. Too late I realized that in this life the charity is not important, especially for a sensitive woman.”, confessed to me the poor woman, being forced to swallow bit of red wine. Friends, colleagues... no one know her pain. She was a perfectionist, generous with everyone but she consumes the heart too much for each failure and frustration. Now she does not want to burden her friends with her suffering.
There is only family beside her. “Let us defend the psychological climate, positive thinking, to forgive and let us not revenge. Let’s us not upset on anyone, to accept people as they are, for that surely is one God. Everyone has the right to fail and to help him. You won’t change the world but you can pray for a stranger.” Our friend is a strong woman and never gave up hope, love and faith. If two months ago she needed help walking, now she walks alone. Above all, prayers to the Lord put her on her feet and after that, treatments.
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She decided to talk right on the eve of Easter which is a period of soul retreats, when we are called to raise prayers, when we need to be better with the others and more with the sadness one who are near us, sick, angry, stressed or simply those who need our support.
When I entered the room from the Institute of Oncology, I saw a woman about 60 years old, who was in the bed groaning because of pain and asking me to get closer. With an extinguished voice she implored not to reveal her name because she does not want that her friends and acquaintances to know about ordeal through she is passing by, about the fact that she is close to the margin of the grave... she reached a moment which is close to the death.
Two years ago she discovered by chance a breast node that was diagnosed by doctors as cancer at the mammary gland; breast was removed and she was able to overcome this suffering, trough the loving husband, children and grandchildren. Following a complex treatment, apparently escaped the deadly disease. She felt good a period, she had energy and she lived the life full.
The happiness lasted until last October when she began suffering from backache, osteoporosis symptoms and disc pains... displacement. The doctor prescribed some medicines and also massages which did not help her at all; her condition became worse. Following the investigations, she found out that actually, breast tumor has developed multiple bone metastasis.
She was taken to hospital in the arms of her desperate husband who had lost all hope in the healing of his wife. “It never passed trough my mind that I will get into that. Of course, this disease is related to genotype but also of anyone’s character. All my life I had officials. It is well know that if you are seen well and deserve better, of course you also have many enemies. You are useful to “our” man only as long as you are someone in society. If do not represent anything anymore, they betray.
I was a combative person for something beautiful. I sacrificed in the truly meaning of the word. Too late I realized that in this life the charity is not important, especially for a sensitive woman.”, confessed to me the poor woman, being forced to swallow bit of red wine. Friends, colleagues... no one know her pain. She was a perfectionist, generous with everyone but she consumes the heart too much for each failure and frustration. Now she does not want to burden her friends with her suffering.
There is only family beside her. “Let us defend the psychological climate, positive thinking, to forgive and let us not revenge. Let’s us not upset on anyone, to accept people as they are, for that surely is one God. Everyone has the right to fail and to help him. You won’t change the world but you can pray for a stranger.” Our friend is a strong woman and never gave up hope, love and faith. If two months ago she needed help walking, now she walks alone. Above all, prayers to the Lord put her on her feet and after that, treatments.
What Actress Has Breast Cancer
Published on Mar 05 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, celebrities, Related topics, survivors
What is the breast cancer? Each month a woman's breasts are going through a series of temporary changes associated to menstruation, which includes the possibility of forming a nodule. Although the most of these bumps aren't cancerous, each nodule that forms must be immediately examined by a doctor.
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The nodules frequently appear in the lobules - the small sacks that are producing milk - or in the ducts that transport the milk to the nipple. But sometimes they are forming in other tissues. The primary categories of breast cancer are lobular and ductal carcinomas. Even if they aren't making it public, it doesn't mean breast cancer is passing by them. We're talking about famous actresses with breast cancer. So we made a list with some of them - Alive actresses:
- Olivia Newton John - Actress and singer - Shirley Temple Black - Actress, singer and diplomat - Jill Eikenberry - Actress - Diahann Carroll - Actress and singer - Jaclyn Smith - Actress
- Kate Jackson - Actress - Ann Jillian - Actress - Patti LaBelle - Actress, singer and author - Marcia Wallance - Actress - Rue McClanaha - Actress - Margaretta (Happy) Rockefeller - Actress - Christina Applegate - Actress - Dame Elleen Atkins - Actress - Kaye Ballard - Actress - Brigitte Bardot - Actress - Alexandra Bastedo - Actress and model - Allyce Beasley - Actress and TV comedian - Eileen Brankin - Actress - Diahann Carroll - Actress and singer
- Lois Chiles - Actress - Ruby Dee - Actress - Simone de Oliveira - Actress and singer - Diana Dill - Actress and ex-wife of Kirk Dougles and mother of Michael Douglas - Marianne Faithfull - Actress - Maria Friedman - Actress - Julie Harris - Actress - Maeve Kinkead - Actress - Sondra Locke - Actress - Amanda Mealing - Actress - Kylie Minogye - Actress and singer
Deceased actresses: - Ingrid Bergman - Actress - Bette Davis - Actress - Marcella Markham - Actress - Jill Ireland - Actress and wife of actor Charles Bronson - Coral Browne - Actress and wife of Vincent Price - Hattie McDaniel - Actress - Louise Troy - Actress - Sigrid Wurschmidt - Actress
- Danitra Vance - Actress - Luana Anders - Actress - Jeanne Bal - Actress - Jeanne Bates - Actress - Ingrid Bergman - Actress - Bibi Besch - Actress - Vanessa Brown - Actress - Lilyan Chauvin - Actress and director - Norma Crane - Actress - Charlotte Saunders Cushman - Actress - Julie Ege - Actress - Belinda Emmett - Actress - Caren Fraction - Actress, dancer and model - Helen Gahagan - Actress and wife of Melvyn Douglas
- Gloria Grahame - Actress - Nicolette Goulet - Actress and daughter of Robert Goulet - Alaina Reed Hall - Actress - Sylvia Koscina - Actress - Joi Lansing - Actress - Jane Lumb, Actress and model - Wendy Richard - Actress - Rosalind Russell - Actress - Delia Scala - Actress. And the lists may continue with many more famous actresses that contacted breast cancer. We stop here and let's take it serious: have your periodic mammogram or do your self-examinations so you won't appear in any of those lists.
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The nodules frequently appear in the lobules - the small sacks that are producing milk - or in the ducts that transport the milk to the nipple. But sometimes they are forming in other tissues. The primary categories of breast cancer are lobular and ductal carcinomas. Even if they aren't making it public, it doesn't mean breast cancer is passing by them. We're talking about famous actresses with breast cancer. So we made a list with some of them - Alive actresses:
- Olivia Newton John - Actress and singer - Shirley Temple Black - Actress, singer and diplomat - Jill Eikenberry - Actress - Diahann Carroll - Actress and singer - Jaclyn Smith - Actress
- Kate Jackson - Actress - Ann Jillian - Actress - Patti LaBelle - Actress, singer and author - Marcia Wallance - Actress - Rue McClanaha - Actress - Margaretta (Happy) Rockefeller - Actress - Christina Applegate - Actress - Dame Elleen Atkins - Actress - Kaye Ballard - Actress - Brigitte Bardot - Actress - Alexandra Bastedo - Actress and model - Allyce Beasley - Actress and TV comedian - Eileen Brankin - Actress - Diahann Carroll - Actress and singer
- Lois Chiles - Actress - Ruby Dee - Actress - Simone de Oliveira - Actress and singer - Diana Dill - Actress and ex-wife of Kirk Dougles and mother of Michael Douglas - Marianne Faithfull - Actress - Maria Friedman - Actress - Julie Harris - Actress - Maeve Kinkead - Actress - Sondra Locke - Actress - Amanda Mealing - Actress - Kylie Minogye - Actress and singer
Deceased actresses: - Ingrid Bergman - Actress - Bette Davis - Actress - Marcella Markham - Actress - Jill Ireland - Actress and wife of actor Charles Bronson - Coral Browne - Actress and wife of Vincent Price - Hattie McDaniel - Actress - Louise Troy - Actress - Sigrid Wurschmidt - Actress
- Danitra Vance - Actress - Luana Anders - Actress - Jeanne Bal - Actress - Jeanne Bates - Actress - Ingrid Bergman - Actress - Bibi Besch - Actress - Vanessa Brown - Actress - Lilyan Chauvin - Actress and director - Norma Crane - Actress - Charlotte Saunders Cushman - Actress - Julie Ege - Actress - Belinda Emmett - Actress - Caren Fraction - Actress, dancer and model - Helen Gahagan - Actress and wife of Melvyn Douglas
- Gloria Grahame - Actress - Nicolette Goulet - Actress and daughter of Robert Goulet - Alaina Reed Hall - Actress - Sylvia Koscina - Actress - Joi Lansing - Actress - Jane Lumb, Actress and model - Wendy Richard - Actress - Rosalind Russell - Actress - Delia Scala - Actress. And the lists may continue with many more famous actresses that contacted breast cancer. We stop here and let's take it serious: have your periodic mammogram or do your self-examinations so you won't appear in any of those lists.
Breast Cancer Celebrity Survivors
Published on Mar 04 2010, in the categories: breast cancer, survivors
Breast cancer does not discriminate. Singers, actresses and ordinary women were hit by the disease which makes millions of victims annually. Do not think that the stars have a different treatment. Even those, like any other diagnosed women with breast cancer, use mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and also they maybe victims of malpractice like many other women.
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Some celebrities have hidden for months or even for years this diagnosis. About others, probably we will never know that they have suffered from breast cancer. But the most famous women chose to make public the suffering in the hope that their life story will help other women. All stars diagnosed with breast cancer, talk about how important it is to examine yourself and to make an annual mammogram if you are over 35 years.
1.Shirley Temple – famous for the roles played in childhood, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44 and she underwent a mastectomy. She is the first star who had the courage to make public her suffering. She spoke about this for the first time to the U.S. public television. Shirley Temple had hoped that this way she will encourage women to perform regular checks and to face the disease.
2.Just few weeks after becoming First Lady of America, Betty Ford checked in to a hospital to perform a mastectomy.
3.The singer, Sheryl Crow found that she have breast cancer in 2006, after a routine mammography. The rock star, immediately postponed every concert and underwent surgery, followed by seven weeks of radiotherapy. Because the tumors (present in both breasts) were detected early, Sheryl Crow managed to escape from chemotherapy. In 2007, Sheryl Crow, who didn’t have any history of breast cancer in her family, has signed a petition to the American Congress requesting to allocate fundings for research on environmental factors on breast cancer.
4.Cynthia Nixon, the actress who played Miranda in “Sex and the City”, did not want to make public the diagnosis of breast cancer that doctors gave her in 2006, but she changed her mind after the tumor was extirpated and she followed radiotherapy sessions.
5.Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 36. Node that she had passed unnoticed in the first investigations and it was discovered only after she requested a second set of tests. After a year of treatment which included a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Kylie is a survivor of the battle with breast cancer.
6.In 2008, when she first heard about the awful diagnosis, the actress Cristina Applegate turned to a radical solution: bilateral mastectomy. Although the cancer was identified in only one breast, she hopes that in this way she will reduce the risk of spreading. Actress mother is a survivor of the battle with cancer too.
7.Olivia Newton John went to the doctor after discovering one node. The first mammogram did not reveal any anomalies, but she didn’t feel well and repeated the investigations. She resorted to mastectomy and then breast reconstruction.
8.The actress, Suzanne Somers has found that she has cancer at the age of 54. The tumor was extirpated and she followed the radiotherapy, but she refused chemotherapy and resorted to a natural treatment.
9.The American pop star, Anastacia, was 34 years old when she was diagnosed. After a partial mastectomy and after six weeks of radiotherapy, she was declared healthy.
Those are only 9 names of the breast cancer celebrity survivors, but like I said above there certainly are more out there.
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Some celebrities have hidden for months or even for years this diagnosis. About others, probably we will never know that they have suffered from breast cancer. But the most famous women chose to make public the suffering in the hope that their life story will help other women. All stars diagnosed with breast cancer, talk about how important it is to examine yourself and to make an annual mammogram if you are over 35 years.
Breast cancer celebrity survivors:
1.Shirley Temple – famous for the roles played in childhood, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44 and she underwent a mastectomy. She is the first star who had the courage to make public her suffering. She spoke about this for the first time to the U.S. public television. Shirley Temple had hoped that this way she will encourage women to perform regular checks and to face the disease.
2.Just few weeks after becoming First Lady of America, Betty Ford checked in to a hospital to perform a mastectomy.
3.The singer, Sheryl Crow found that she have breast cancer in 2006, after a routine mammography. The rock star, immediately postponed every concert and underwent surgery, followed by seven weeks of radiotherapy. Because the tumors (present in both breasts) were detected early, Sheryl Crow managed to escape from chemotherapy. In 2007, Sheryl Crow, who didn’t have any history of breast cancer in her family, has signed a petition to the American Congress requesting to allocate fundings for research on environmental factors on breast cancer.
4.Cynthia Nixon, the actress who played Miranda in “Sex and the City”, did not want to make public the diagnosis of breast cancer that doctors gave her in 2006, but she changed her mind after the tumor was extirpated and she followed radiotherapy sessions.
5.Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 36. Node that she had passed unnoticed in the first investigations and it was discovered only after she requested a second set of tests. After a year of treatment which included a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Kylie is a survivor of the battle with breast cancer.
6.In 2008, when she first heard about the awful diagnosis, the actress Cristina Applegate turned to a radical solution: bilateral mastectomy. Although the cancer was identified in only one breast, she hopes that in this way she will reduce the risk of spreading. Actress mother is a survivor of the battle with cancer too.
7.Olivia Newton John went to the doctor after discovering one node. The first mammogram did not reveal any anomalies, but she didn’t feel well and repeated the investigations. She resorted to mastectomy and then breast reconstruction.
8.The actress, Suzanne Somers has found that she has cancer at the age of 54. The tumor was extirpated and she followed the radiotherapy, but she refused chemotherapy and resorted to a natural treatment.
9.The American pop star, Anastacia, was 34 years old when she was diagnosed. After a partial mastectomy and after six weeks of radiotherapy, she was declared healthy.
Those are only 9 names of the breast cancer celebrity survivors, but like I said above there certainly are more out there.
Christina Applegate With Breast Cancer
Published on Feb 18 2010, in the categories: celebrities, survivors
Less than a month from her former lover’s death, the actress Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. If the disease is discovered in an early stage, and you take all the tests recommended by your doctor such as a mammogram and an MRI, breast cancer can be safely considered a non life-threatening disease. This was what, according to Yahoo the actress’ spokeswoman stated after the diagnosis. She was certain that, considering all factors, it was safe to assume that the disease will be easily treated and cured in the case of the famous actress.
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The actress under 36 years old was invited to participate in the following month’s episode of the TV show "Stand Up to Cancer" which aims to raise funds for cancer research. The show was broadcasted simultaneously by U.S. television CBS, ABC and NBC. Christina Applegate was one of the actresses who began their career at an early age, but the role that made her famous was Kelly in "Married with Children".
Throughout her career, the actress won an Emmy in 2003 for the role she had in "Friends", but still has enough time to evolve more and perform better as an actress and one day, why not, she might even win an Oscar. The actress said in the television program "Good Morning America" that was cured of breast cancer after removing both mammary glands and, currently, is "clean one hundred to one hundred," according to bbc.co.uk. The actress also told the U.S. ABC television broadcasts that she decided to turn to the radical medical procedure, three weeks before, so that she will not have to go to medical examinations every four months.
"I am healed. Absolutely, 100% are cured and clean. They removed the entire tumor and I certainly will not die of breast cancer," said Applegate. Star of "Samantha Who?" was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine examination, according to hollywood.com. She is now confident that the treatments which were followed later destroyed all tumors and breast cancer tissue. Christina Applegate revealed the fact that she began to tremble when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, not knowing what to do and who to call. "I was so angry and I remember shaking," she said.
As I was previously saying, Applegate is known for playing Kelly Bundy in the successful U.S. television series "Married With Children", so her popularity definitely helped many women and her disease probably made many other women go to a examination. Recently, Christina Applegate was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role in the TV comedy "Samantha Who?". She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for the same role, that of a woman who wakes up after having been in coma for eight days and she actually does not remember anything from the past. The actress participated in many televised shows which aim to raise funds for research on cancer, and in one particular event also took part actresses Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston and Charlize Theron.
Although cancer is a terrible disease, it is not that hard to be treated. Christina Applegate managed to fight the disease with courage and hope and she is now completely cured and she can enjoy life again. It is admirable that she also promoted and raised funds for this cause and so managed to save many more lives.
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The actress under 36 years old was invited to participate in the following month’s episode of the TV show "Stand Up to Cancer" which aims to raise funds for cancer research. The show was broadcasted simultaneously by U.S. television CBS, ABC and NBC. Christina Applegate was one of the actresses who began their career at an early age, but the role that made her famous was Kelly in "Married with Children".
Throughout her career, the actress won an Emmy in 2003 for the role she had in "Friends", but still has enough time to evolve more and perform better as an actress and one day, why not, she might even win an Oscar. The actress said in the television program "Good Morning America" that was cured of breast cancer after removing both mammary glands and, currently, is "clean one hundred to one hundred," according to bbc.co.uk. The actress also told the U.S. ABC television broadcasts that she decided to turn to the radical medical procedure, three weeks before, so that she will not have to go to medical examinations every four months.
"I am healed. Absolutely, 100% are cured and clean. They removed the entire tumor and I certainly will not die of breast cancer," said Applegate. Star of "Samantha Who?" was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine examination, according to hollywood.com. She is now confident that the treatments which were followed later destroyed all tumors and breast cancer tissue. Christina Applegate revealed the fact that she began to tremble when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, not knowing what to do and who to call. "I was so angry and I remember shaking," she said.
As I was previously saying, Applegate is known for playing Kelly Bundy in the successful U.S. television series "Married With Children", so her popularity definitely helped many women and her disease probably made many other women go to a examination. Recently, Christina Applegate was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role in the TV comedy "Samantha Who?". She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for the same role, that of a woman who wakes up after having been in coma for eight days and she actually does not remember anything from the past. The actress participated in many televised shows which aim to raise funds for research on cancer, and in one particular event also took part actresses Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston and Charlize Theron.
Although cancer is a terrible disease, it is not that hard to be treated. Christina Applegate managed to fight the disease with courage and hope and she is now completely cured and she can enjoy life again. It is admirable that she also promoted and raised funds for this cause and so managed to save many more lives.
Celebrities Fighting Breast Cancer
Published on Feb 15 2010, in the categories: celebrities, survivors
Shock, rebellion, denial, despair – these are the feelings which both regular women and celebrities encounter while fighting breast cancer. Here are the stories of several stars whose existence has been marked by the disease:
Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29 in January 2003. Because of the fact that the disease was discovered in the early stage the chances of recovery were higher.
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After healing, Anastacia founded the Breast Cancer Research Fund. Kylie Minogue began the fight against this life-threatening disease at 36 years. In May 2005, she abruptly canceled a tour to Australia after discovering she has cancer. A after an emergency surgery in Australia, Kylie has followed a chemotherapy treatment in France at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif.
Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with cancer in an early stage in February 2006. Now the singer has fortunately managed a full recovery. Jaclyn Smith, the star of Charlie's Angels has found that she has breast cancer in 2002 after a routine check. Suzanne Somers, actress and writer, refused to be treated by classical method and opted for an alternative therapy that brought healing.
Famous singer Olivia Newton John was diagnosed with cancer in 1992 and suffered a mastectomy and a reconstruction of the breast. The well known interpret of Kelly Bundy from Married with Children, Christina Applegate, was also one of the most famous celebrities that had breast cancer.
"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer," "Because of the tests, the cancer was detected in an early stage and so it is not a lethal threat." the journalists added. It was announced that the star was aligned with other celebrities to be part of the "Stand Up for Cancer” campaign to warn everybody about the dangers of this disease. The actress received medical attention at the age of 36 and eventually won the battle against cancer.
Shirley Temple received a mastectomy in 1972 after finding a cancerous lump. Betty Ford, wife of former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks after becoming the first lady of the USA. (September 28, 1974). In an interview with Time magazine Betty Ford said: "When other ordinary women are diagnosed with cancer no one writes about them on the first page. My experience will make other women aware that this disease knows no position in society. I am sure that making my condition public will save at least one life! " Following this awareness campaigns for women on breast cancer risk by Happy Rockefeller, wife of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller has also had a mastectomy.
Linda McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 but her condition worsened because she was also affected by liver cancer. Linda McCartney died three years later (April 17, 1998) at 56 years in Tucson, Arizona. Ingrid Bergman unfortunately died in 1982 after an exhausting battle with breast cancer. These are only a few cases of celebrities who have, unfortunately, encountered this life-threatening disease. Just like them, thousands of women battle with this disease that, if untreated, may become lethal.
Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29 in January 2003. Because of the fact that the disease was discovered in the early stage the chances of recovery were higher.
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After healing, Anastacia founded the Breast Cancer Research Fund. Kylie Minogue began the fight against this life-threatening disease at 36 years. In May 2005, she abruptly canceled a tour to Australia after discovering she has cancer. A after an emergency surgery in Australia, Kylie has followed a chemotherapy treatment in France at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif.
Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with cancer in an early stage in February 2006. Now the singer has fortunately managed a full recovery. Jaclyn Smith, the star of Charlie's Angels has found that she has breast cancer in 2002 after a routine check. Suzanne Somers, actress and writer, refused to be treated by classical method and opted for an alternative therapy that brought healing.
Famous singer Olivia Newton John was diagnosed with cancer in 1992 and suffered a mastectomy and a reconstruction of the breast. The well known interpret of Kelly Bundy from Married with Children, Christina Applegate, was also one of the most famous celebrities that had breast cancer.
"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer," "Because of the tests, the cancer was detected in an early stage and so it is not a lethal threat." the journalists added. It was announced that the star was aligned with other celebrities to be part of the "Stand Up for Cancer” campaign to warn everybody about the dangers of this disease. The actress received medical attention at the age of 36 and eventually won the battle against cancer.
Shirley Temple received a mastectomy in 1972 after finding a cancerous lump. Betty Ford, wife of former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks after becoming the first lady of the USA. (September 28, 1974). In an interview with Time magazine Betty Ford said: "When other ordinary women are diagnosed with cancer no one writes about them on the first page. My experience will make other women aware that this disease knows no position in society. I am sure that making my condition public will save at least one life! " Following this awareness campaigns for women on breast cancer risk by Happy Rockefeller, wife of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller has also had a mastectomy.
Linda McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 but her condition worsened because she was also affected by liver cancer. Linda McCartney died three years later (April 17, 1998) at 56 years in Tucson, Arizona. Ingrid Bergman unfortunately died in 1982 after an exhausting battle with breast cancer. These are only a few cases of celebrities who have, unfortunately, encountered this life-threatening disease. Just like them, thousands of women battle with this disease that, if untreated, may become lethal.