List Of Celebrities With Breast Cancer
List Of Celebrities With Breast Cancer And Other
Famous Breast Cancer Survivors
Edie Falco
Sopranos star Edie Falco was diagnosed with breast cancer in
2003.
Melissa Etheridge
Diagnosed in 2004 with breast cancer. Doing well.
Gloria Steinem
Discovered a lump in 1986.
Kate Jackson
Two time survivor Kate Jackson battled cancer in 1987 and in
1989.
One of the famous "angels" in "Charlie's Angels".
Olivia Newton John
Famous singer and actress - diagnosed 1992, underwent a
mastectomy and breast reconstruction.
Richard Rountree
Breast cancer affects men, too. Rountree was diagnosed in 1993,
had a radical mastectomy and rounds of chemotherapy.
Jaclyn Smith
Charlie's Angels star, Smith discovered a lump in 2002.
Treatment included a lumpectomy and radiation.
Suzanne Somers
She decided to forgo some of the standard treatment and opted
for alternative therapy and holistic medicine instead. I
believe she had radiation also. situ type of breast cancer.
Rue McClanahan
Star of the hit sitcom "Golden Girls, Rue McClanahan became a
survivor in 1997, after finding a pea sized lump in her
breast.
Linda Ellerbee
Ellerbee found a lump in 1991 and treated with a bi-lateral
mastectomy.
Jill Eikenberry
Discovered a lump in 1986 and chose a lumpectomy for
treatment
Ann Jillian
Actress tours recounting her journey with breast
cancer.
Sandra Day O’Connor
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor battled breast
cancer in 1982. Treated with a mastectomy, returned to
work 6 days later.
Lynn Redgrave
A breast cancer survivor.
Cokie Roberts
A lumpectomy was the treatment method.
Shirley Temple Black
Found a lump in 1972, and had a mastectomy.
Anastacia
Diagnosed in 2003 and now raises breast cancer awareness since
becoming a survivor.
Christina Applegate
Diagnosed in 2008. Underwent a double mastectomy.
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