What is cancer? Cancer is a disease that occurs when the cells become abnormal and they divide without control. Each organ of the body is constructed from a cells variety. Cells divide in a certain order so that their number increases only when it is needed. When the cells divide when it is not required, it results too much tissue. This surplus of the tissue is called tumor and it may be malignant or benign.



What is breast cancer? - The breast cancer is a malignant tumor that forms in the breast tissue, usually the cells of ducts and lobes (the glands that secrete milk). This disease can occur in men and women but it is most common in women; it is currently the most dreaded disease because in the whole world, one woman dies at every 15 minutes by this disease.

Fortunately, the information about the breast cancer extended. We can this way to identify a number of factors which are favoring the disease, we have several available methods for establishing diagnosis and, last but not least, we have various treatment options. All that, increase the chances of a cure for breast cancer.

It seems that 2006 has brought to the international stars, beside the success on the stage also wins in the battle with breast cancer. Kyle Minogue, Anastacia and Sheryl Crow have learned on their hand that this disease knows no celebrity, because they were diagnosed with breast cancer. They finally defeated breast cancer but unfortunately, many other famous people failed to this.

These are only few cases with a happy ending but I will present you a really short list bellow with famous people who actually died of  breast cancer.
Josephine Abady - American theatre director and producer (died at 52 years old)
Kathy Acker - American author (50).
Margery Allingham - British mystery writer (62).
Generosa Ammon – the widow of the multimillionaire Ted Ammon (47).
Luana Anders - American film actress (58).

V. C. Andrews - American horror fiction writer (62).
Anne of Austria - mother of King Louis XIV of France and Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, wife of King Louis XIII of France (66).
Mary Astell - English philosopher and feminist writer (65).
Jeanne Bal - American television actress (67).
Judi Bar - American environmentalist and labor leader (47).
Lisa Barnet - American science fiction writer and editor
Jeanne Bates - American film actress (89).
Sally Belfrage - American author and journalist (57).
Ingrid Bergman - Oscar-winning star Swedish actress (67).
Bibi Besch - American actress (56).
Colette Besson - French athlete (59).
Rose Elizabeth Bird - first female Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court (63).
Brandi Borr - American stand-up comedian (39).
Vanessa Brown - American actress (78).
Phyliss Carr - American singer (The Quin-Tones) (60)
Rachel Carson - American environmentalist and author (Silent Spring) (56).
Norma Crane - American actress (44).

Linda Creed - American songwriter (37).
Charlotte Saunders Cushman - American stage actress (59).
Julia Darling - award-winning British writer (48).
Bette Davis - American Oscar-winning star actress (81).
Jo Ann Davis - U.S. Representative from the State of Virginia (57)
Belinda Emmett - Australian actress (32). Rest in peace....