This list of notable breast cancer patients includes people who made significant contributions to their chosen field and who were diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, as confirmed by public information. Diagnosis dates are listed where the information is known.

According to the United States National Cancer Institute, an estimated 192,370 new cases and 40,170 deaths (women only) would occur in the United States in 2009.

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Luana Anders	(1938???1996)	American actress; died at age 58		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026035/
'''Christina Applegate	(1971???present)	An Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for playing Kelly Bundy on the long-running FOX Broadcasting Company sitcom Married??? with Children.	diagnosed in 2008 at age 36	Christina Applegate#Breast cancer
'''Dame Eileen Atkins	(1934???present)	esteemed British actress	diagnosed in 1995 at age 61	http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/fulldetail/id/199060
'''Daniel Baldwin|Carol Martineau Baldwin	(19?? - present)	mother of American actors Daniel Baldwin|Daniel, Stephen Baldwin|Stephen, William Baldwin|William, and Alec Baldwin, and foundress of the '''Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook	diagnosed in 1990	http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/carol.html
'''Kaye Ballard	(1926???present)	American actress	diagnosed in 1994 at age 68	http://www.classictvhits.com/cast.php?id=3676
'''Brigitte Bardot	(1934???present)	former French actress and current animal rights activist	diagnosed in 1984 at 50	http://www.nndb.com/lists/445/000066247/,
'''Allyce Beasley	(1954???present)	American TV/comedic actress	diagnosed in 1998 at 44	http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050904/050904whosnews.html
'''Barbara Bel Geddes	(1922???2005)	American actress; survived breast cancer in 1972, died from lung cancer in 2005; died at age 83	diagnosed in 1971 at age 49	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000895/bio
'''Richard Belzer|Frances Belzer	(19?? - 1962)	mother of American actor, Richard Belzer; died when Richard was 18 years old		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001938/bio
'''Ingrid Bergman	(1915???1982)	Oscar-winning star Swedish actress; died at age 67	diagnosed in 1973 at 58	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000006/bio
'''Bibi Besch	(1940???1996)	Austrian-born American actress; died at age 56		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000935/
'''Rita Tushingham|Aisha Bicknell	(1971???present)	daughter of British actress Rita Tushingham	diagnosed in April, 2005 at age 33	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/health/2006/08/21/hknack21.xml
'''Shirley Temple|Shirley Temple Black	(1926???present)	famous Oscar-winning American child star and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia	diagnosed in 1972 at age 46	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Yasmine Bleeth|Carina Bleeth	(1942???1989)	French-Algerian-born American model, businesswoman and mother of American actress Yasmine Bleeth; died of inflammatory breast cancer; died at age 47 when Yasmine was 20 years old	diagnosed in 1988 at age 46	http://www.ibcmemorial.org/carina.html
'''Eileen Brennan	(1932???present)	American actress	diagnosed in 1988 at 56	http://www.nndb.com/people/027/000022958/
'''Vanessa Brown	(1928???1999)	Austrian-born American actress; died at age 71	diagnosed in 1988 at age 60	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0114847/
'''Coral Browne	(1913???1991)	Australian-born American actress; died at age 77		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0114982/
'''Diahann Carroll	(1935???present)	American actress, singer	diagnosed in 1998 at age 63	http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-07-23-carroll-mammograms.htm
'''Ricardo Antonio Chavira|Elizabeth Ries Chavira	(1943???1986)	mother of American actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira; she was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer; died at age 43 when Ricardo was 15 years old		http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/newspeakerbio/1593/index.php
'''Madonna Louise Ciccone|Madonna Louise Fortin Ciccone	(1933???1963)	French Canadian mother of American singer/songwriter Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna; died on December 1, 1963 at age 30		http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/madonna-sends-her-best-wishes-to-kylie/2005/12/10/1134086848125.html
'''Norma Crane	(1928???1973)	American actress; died at age 44	diagnosed in 1970 at age 42	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186408/
'''Bette Davis	(1908???1989)	American Oscar-winning star actress; died at age 81	diagnosed in 1983 at age 75	http://www.bettedavis.com/about/bio.htm
'''Ruby Dee	(1924???present)	African-American actress	diagnosed in the 1970s	http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/davisdee.htm
'''Ellen DeGeneres|Betty DeGeneres	(19?? - present)	American author and mother of American actress and TV host Ellen DeGeneres		http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0688176887
'''Simone de Oliveira	(1938???present)	Portuguese actress/singer	diagnosed in 1987 at age 49	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210725/bio
'''Diana Dill	(1935???present)	British-American actress; ex-wife of American actor Kirk Douglas; mother of American actor Michael Douglas	diagnosed in mid-1990s	http://uttm.com/stories/2003/04/23/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main550754.shtml
'''Julie Ege	(1943???2008)	Norwegian actress; also suffered from lung cancer	diagnosed in 1986 at age 43	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250774/bio
'''Jill Eikenberry	(1947???present)	American actress and wife of American actor Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker	diagnosed in 1986 at age 39	http://www.medindia.net/Patients/PatientInfo/breastcancer_celebrities.htm
'''Belinda Emmett	(1974???2006)	Australian actress; had a recurrence in 2001; died on Nov. 11, 2006 at age 32	diagnosed in 1998 at age 24	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256526/bio,
'''Maggie Smith|Dame Maggie Smith	(1934???present)	British stage, and screen actress, most noted recently for playing Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series of films.	diagnosed in 2008 at age 74	Maggie Smith
'''Edie Falco	(1963???present)	American stage and TV actress	diagnosed in 2003 at age 40	http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/05/1091557967607.html?from=storyrhs
'''Wenche Foss	(1917???present)	Norwegian actress	diagnosed in 1971 at age 54	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287606/bio
'''Kay Francis	(1905???1968)	American film star of the 1930s; died at age 63	diagnosed in 1966 at age 61	http://www.divasthesite.com/Acting_Divas/Trivia/Trivia_Kay_Francis.htm
'''Maria Friedman	(1960???present)	British actress	diagnosed in 2005 at age 45	http://newsfromrussia.com/usa/2005/11/14/67570.html
'''Helen Gahagan	(1900???1980)	American actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas) a politician; wife of actor Melvyn Douglas; grandmother of actress Illeana Douglas; died at age 80	diagnosed in 1972 at age 72; recurred in 1976	http://www.geoghegan.org/clan/helengahagandouglas/
'''Greta Garbo	(1905???1990)	Swedish-American actress; survived breast cancer following a double mastectomy; causes of death per one of her biographies were kidney and stomach failure and pneumonia; died in 1990 at age 84	diagnosed in 1984 at age 79	http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/timeline5.htm
'''Paulette Goddard	(1910???1990)	American actress; survived breast cancer, but died following a short battle with emphysema in Switzerland; died at age 79		http://www.tvave.com/AcademyAwards-P/Paulette_Goddard.php
'''Gloria Grahame'''	(1923???1981)	Oscar-winning American actress; died at age 57	diagnosed in 1976 at age 52	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002108/bio
'''Alvaleta Guess	(1955???1996)	African-American film actress and Broadway performer; died at age 40 in 1996		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346369
'''Florence Halop	(1923???1986)	American comedienne/comedic actress; died at age 63		http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Florence&actor_last=Halop
'''Sheila Hancock	(1933???present)	British actress; widow of British actor John Thaw	diagnosed in 1987 at age 54	http://www.ivillage.co.uk/health/whealth/cancer/articles/0,,181030_182729,00.html,
'''Julie Harris	(1925???present)	legendary American stage actress	diagnosed in 1981 at age 56	http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1:62467819/A+reflective+Julie+Harris+talks+of+age+and+%60The+Gin+Game~R~(VARIETY)(Interview).html?refid=ip_hf
'''Charlton Heston|Lydia Clarke Heston	(1944???present)	former actress; wife of American actor Charlton Heston	diagnosed in 1991 at age 47	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164881/bio
'''Judy Holliday	(1921???1965)	American Oscar-winning star actress; died at age 43	diagnosed in 1960 at age 38	http://www.nndb.com/people/808/000063619/
'''Diana Hyland	(1936???1977)	American actress; died at age 41	diagnosed in 1976 at age 40	http://www.nndb.com/people/107/000109777/
'''Jill Ireland	(1936???1990)	British actress, wife of American actor Charles Bronson; died at age 54	diagnosed in 1984 at age 48	http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/793:0/1/Jill_Ireland.htm
'''Kate Jackson	(1948???present)	American actress; survived a recurrence in 1989 at age 41	diagnosed in 1987 at age 39	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Ann Jillian	(1950???present)	American actress, entertainer	diagnosed in 1985 at age 35	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Jennifer Jones (actor)|Jennifer Jones	(1919???2009)	American Oscar-winning film actress	survivor; died at age 90 from natural causes	http://www.tvave.com/AcademyAwards-J/Jennifer_Jones.php
'''Meg Ryan|Susan Ryan Jordan	(19?? - present)	mother of American actress Meg Ryan; as of March, 2006, Jordan is a 27-year survivor	diagnosed in 1979	http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4585536&nav=0RaP
'''Nicole Kidman|Janelle Kidman	(19?? - present)	mother of Australian actress Nicole Kidman	diagnosed in 1984	http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-03-nicole_x.htm
'''Joi Lansing	(1929???1972)	American actress; died at age 43	diagnosed in 1970 at age 41	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487103/
'''Sondra Locke	(1947???present)	American actress	diagnosed in 1990 at age 43	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516800/bio
'''Adamari L??pez	(1971???present)	Puerto Rican actress; diagnosed in April 2005	diagnosed in 2005 at age 34	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529982/bio
'''Myrna Loy	(1905???1993)	American actress, had two mastectomy|mastectomies in 1975 and 1979, but survived breast cancer; died during surgery for undisclosed causes; died at age 88	diagnosed in 1975 at age 70
'''Rue McClanahan	(1934???2010)	American TV/stage actress	diagnosed in 1997 at age 63, Died 06/03/2010 after she suffered another stroke and subsequently a brain hemorrhage	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Bernie Mac|Mary McCollough	(19?? - 1972)	mother of African-American actor, Bernie Mac; died during Bernie's sophomore year of high school		http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_8_58/ai_102025525
'''Eric McCormack|Doris McCormack	(1933???present)	mother of Canadian actor Eric McCormack		http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/photos/gallery2/index.php?currPhoto=3,
'''Hattie McDaniel	(1895???1952)	African-American actress; died at age 57	diagnosed in 1951 at 56	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567408/
'''Amanda Mealing	(1967???present)	British actress	diagnosed in August 2002 at age 35	http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,1266,0,0,1,0
'''Paul Merton|Sarah Parkinson Merton	(19?? - 2003)	British screenwriter and actress; wife of British actor Paul Merton; died in 2003		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0581615/publicity
'''Sylvia Millecam	(1956???2001)	Dutch actress; died at age 45	diagnosed in 1999 at age 43	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587799/
'''Shelley Morrison	(1936???present)	American actress; had a recurrence in 1998 and is currently battling breast cancer; also battled lung cancer	diagnosed in 1988 at age 52	http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-11-14-morrison-cancer.htm
'''Brittany Murphy|Sharon Murphy	(1953???present)	mother of American actress Brittany Murphy; had a recurrence in 2003	diagnosed in 1995 at age 42	http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1156366,00.html,
'''Kitten Natividad	(1948???present)	Mexican actress	diagnosed in 1999 at age 51	Kitten Natividad
'''Alla Nazimova	(1879???1945)	Russian-born American stage and film actress who survived breast cancer but died due to a coronary thrombosis at age 66; aunt of director Val Lewton and Godmother of former First Lady Nancy Reagan	diagnosed in 1936 at age 57	http://www.beatrice.com/interviews/lambert/
'''Phyllis Newman	(1933???present)	American TV and Broadway actress/singer; widow of American playwright Adolph Green and mother of actress Amanda Green and writer/actor Adam Green (journalist)|Adam Green	diagnosed in 1983 at age 50	http://www.actorsfund.org/human/social/newman.html
'''Cynthia Nixon	(1966???present)	American stage and TV actress; Cynthia's mother, Anne, is also a breast cancer survivor	diagnosed in 2006 at age 40	http://www.abcgonline.com/01_cel/index.htm
'''Rosie O'Donnell|Roseann Murtha O'Donnell	(19?? - 19??)	American mother of American actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell; died at age 38		http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Odonnell/bio.html
'''Nancy Priddy	(19?? - present)	Actress, singer, songwriter and mother of American actress Christina Applegate who was 7-years-old when her mother was first diagnosed	diagnosed in 1978; recurrence in 1986	http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/bc/heroes/priddy.html
'''Corin Redgrave|Deirdre Redgrave	(19?? - 1997)	n??e Hamilton-Hill, wife of British actor Corin Redgrave and mother of British actress Jemma Redgrave; died in 1997		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714876/bio
'''Lynn Redgrave	(1943???2010)	Oscar nominated British-American actress	diagnosed in 2002 at age 59, died in 2010 at age 67	http://www.redgrave.com/
'''Sherill Lynn Rettino	(1956???1995)	American actress (Jackie from Dallas); died at age 39		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441942/
'''Wendy Richard	(1943???2009)	British actress; had a recurrence in 2002 at age 59, third recurrence in 2008 which had mestasized; died in 2009	diagnosed in 1995 at age 52	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2236665.stm,
'''Kathy Hilton|Kathleen Fenton Richards	(19?? - 2003)	mother of American actresses Kathy Hilton, and Kyle Richards|Kyle and Kim Richards, and the grandmother of American celebrities Nicky Hilton|Nicky and Paris Hilton; died in 2003	diagnosed in 1998	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724202/bio
'''Rachel Roberts (Canadian actress)|Lila Roberts	(died 1995)	former model and mother of Canadian model and actress Rachel Roberts (Canadian actress)|Rachel Roberts; died in 1995		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212051/bio
'''Toby Robins	(1930/1931 - 1986)	Canadian actress and journalist; her husband Bill Freedman helped to found '''The Toby Robins Breast Cancer Breakthrough Centre'''; died in 1986		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732330/
'''Roxie Roker	(1929???1995)	American actress, mother of American singer/songwriter Lenny Kravitz; died at age 66		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737967/
'''Richard Roundtree	(1942???present)	male African-American actor	diagnosed in 1993 at age 51	http://www.medindia.net/Patients/PatientInfo/breastcancer_celebrities.htm
'''Patsy Rowlands	(1934???2005)	British actress; died at age 71		http://www.nndb.com/people/708/000101405/
'''Rosalind Russell	(1907???1976)	American star actress; died at age 69	diagnosed in 1960 at age 53; recurrence in 1965	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751426/
'''Delia Scala	(1929???2004)	Italian actress; died at age 74		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768742/bio
'''Jean Simmons	(1929???2010)	British-born American actress	Died in 2010 from Lung Cancer		http://www.nndb.com/people/535/000032439/
'''Mary Pickford|Charlotte Smith	(19?? - 1929)	n??e Hennessy, mother of screen legend and co-founder of United Artists, Mary Pickford; died in 1928		http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/p_pickford.html
'''Jaclyn Smith	(1947???present)	American actress and businesswoman	diagnosed in 2002 at age 55	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Suzanne Somers	(1946???present)	American actress and businesswoman	diagnosed in 2001 at age 55	http://healingribbons.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=stories_famous_faces
'''Wendie Jo Sperber	(1958???2005)	American actress; had a recurrence in 2002 at age 44; died at age 47	diagnosed in 1997 at age 39	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818274/
'''Koo Stark	(1956???present)	American soft-porn actress who had a controversial relationship with United Kingdom's Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Prince Andrew; founded ''Keep A Breast'' cancer organization.	diagnosed in 2002 at age 46	http://www.leninimports.com/koo_stark.html
'''Susan Strasberg	(1938???1999)	American actress; daughter of theatre director and drama coaches Paula Strasberg|Paula and Lee Strasberg, and the sister of director John Strasberg; died at age 60		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001782/
'''Gloria Stuart	(1910???present)	legendary American actress	diagnosed circa 1982	http://www.tvave.com/AcademyAwards-G/Gloria_Stuart.php
'''Stephanie Swift	(1972???present)	American pornographic film actress and 2006 AVN Hall of Fame inductee	diagnosed in 2009 at age 37	http://www.xbiz.com/news/111634
'''Myfanwy Talog	(1945???1995)	Welsh actress and long-term common-law-spouse of British actor David Jason|Sir David Jason; died at age 49		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848275/
'''Doris Tate|Patti Tate	(1958???2000)	crime victims activist and sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate; died at age 42		http://www.sharontate.net/bio4.html
'''Douglas Seale|Louise Troy	(1933???1994)	American actress and wife of British actor Douglas Seale; died at age 60		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873899/
'''Danitra Vance	(1954???1994)	African-American actress; recurrence in 1993 at age 39; died at age 40	diagnosed in 1990 at age 36	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888503/
'''Vivian Vance	(1909???1979)	American actress, singer; died at age 70	diagnosed in 1977 at age 68	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888573/
'''Marcia Wallace	(1942???present)	American comedic actress	diagnosed in 1985 at age 43	http://www.corporateartists.com/speaker_marcia_wallace.html
'''Mary Wickes	(1910???1995)	American actress; suffered from numerous ailments, including renal failure, massive gastrointestinal bleeding, severe hypotension, ischemic cardiomyopathy, anemia and breast cancer (stage of cancer unknown), which cumulatively resulted in her death; died at age 85		http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/w/Mary%20Wickes/mary_wickes.htm
'''Mara Wilson|Suzie Shapiro Wilson	(1950???1996)	mother of American child actress Mara Wilson; died at age 46 when Mara was 9 years old		http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019984/bio,

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Generosa Ammon	(1956???2003)	American widow of murdered New York businessman and multimillionaire Ted Ammon; died at age 47	diagnosed in 2002 at age 46	http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/n_8941/
'''Mary-Ellis Bunim	(1946???2004)	American film/TV producer; died at age 57	diagnosed in 1995 at age 48	http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484722/20040130/index.jhtml?headlines=true
'''Ruth Handler|Ruth Mosko Handler	(1916???2002)	American creator of ''Barbie'' and ''Nearly Me'' prosthetics; she survived breast cancer in the 1970s but died following colon cancer surgery; died at age 85	diagnosed in 1970 at age 54	http://www.shareholder.com/mattel/news/20020428-79086.cfm
'''Kathy Keeton	(1939???1997)	American Penthouse (magazine)|''Penthouse'' publisher and wife of Penthouse (magazine)|''Penthouse'' publisher Bob Guccione; died during surgery from complications after refusing chemotherapy and treating herself with hydrazine sulfate; died at age 58	diagnosed in 1995 at age 56	http://www.cancertreatmentwatch.org/reports/hydrazine.shtml
'''Helen Kushnick|Helen Gorman Kushnick	(1945???1996)	American Hollywood producer; died at age 51	diagnosed in 1987 at age 42	http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm1141861/,
'''Frances Lear	(1923???1996)	''Lear'' magazine publisher and ex-wife of American TV producer Norman Lear; died at age 73		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495178/
'''Hala Moddelmog	(1956???present)	American president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure	diagnosed in 2001 at age 45	http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm,
'''Irene Mayer Selznick	(1907???1990)	American theatrical producer; died at age 83		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1245243/
'''Gloria Steinem	(1934???present)	American founder of ''Ms. magazine'', journalist, feminist and activist; stepmother of British actor Christian Bale	diagnosed in 1986 at age 52	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1245243/
'''Julie Giera	(1959???present)	diagnosed in 2007 at age 48	http://www.forrester.com/rb/search/results.jsp?N=0&Ntk=MainSearch&Ntx=mode+MatchAllPartial&s=1&Ntt=julie+giera

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Judi Bari	(1949???1997)	American environmentalist and labor leader; died at age 47		http://www.judibari.org/
'''Jami Bernard	(1956???present)	American author and film critic for the ''New York Daily News''	diagnosed in 1996 at age 40	http://www.jamibernard.com/mamm_index.html
'''Nancy Brinker	(1946???present)	American breast cancer activist and founder of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, in honor of her sister	Diagnosed in 1984 at age 37.	http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=115744&ntpid=5,
'''Rose Chan	(1925???1987)	Chinese-born "Queen of Striptease" exotic dancer; died at age 62	diagnosed in 1980 at age 55	http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/9/nation/13903531&sec=nation
'''Judith Campbell Exner	(1934???1999)	John F. Kennedy relationship-related American celebrity; died at age 65	diagnosed in 1978 at age 44	http://www.cnn.com/interactive/specials/9912/yearinreview.passages/content/politics/exner.html
'''Sandra Feldman	(1940???2005)	former president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); died at age 65	diagnosed in 2002 at age 62	http://pmct.org/articles/0506/breastcancer/index.html
'''Syvilla Fort	(1917???1975)	African-American dancer and choreographer; died at age 58		http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/biographies/fort.html
'''Fannie Lou Hamer	(1917???1977)	African-American anti-segregation activist; died at age 59	diagnosed in 1976 at age 58	http://gratefulness.org/giftpeople/FannieLouHamer.htm
'''Jean Keene	(1923???present)	The "Eagle Lady" of Homer, Alaska, famous for feeding 200-300 bald eagles daily during winter and early spring months for over 30 years.	Diagnosed winter 1994 at age 71; underwent mastectomy.	See Jean Keene|article.
'''Susan G. Komen	(1944???1980)	American breast cancer activist; sister of Nancy Brinker; died at age 36; namesake of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure	diagnosed in 1977 at age 33	http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=115744&ntpid=5, ,
'''Marianna Komlos	(1969???2004)	Canadian bodybuilder and fitness model; died at age 35		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464688/
'''Juliette Gordon Low	(1860???1927)	American Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA; died at age 67	diagnosed in 1923 at age 63	http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/history/low_biography/
'''Karin Spaink	(1957???present)	Dutch journalist, social critic, and feminist	diagnosed at age 48 in 2006	http://blogger.xs4all.nl/kspaink/category/18648.aspx?Show=All
'''Athena Starwoman	(19?? - 2004)	world-famous astrologer, columnist for Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'' and ''Woman's Day'', and TV commentator; died in her mid-50s		http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/001257.html
'''Lynne Stewart	(1939???present)	American lawyer/activist	diagnosed in 2005 at age 66	http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/03/04/cancer_delays_s.php
'''Sarah Susanka	(1957 - present)	English architect,author and originator of the "Not So Big" philosophy of residential architecture		http://www.nndb.com/people/057/000109727/
'''Jane Tomlinson	(1964???2007)	British cancer fundraiser	diagnosed in 1991 with a recurrence in 2000 at age 36. Died in 2007.	http://www.janesappeal.com/bio.htm
'''Henny van Andel-Schipper	(1890???2005)	Netherland's-born world's oldest person; died at age 115	diagnosed in 1990 at age 100	http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/001503.html

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Anastacia	(1968???present)	American popular singer	diagnosed in 2003 at age 34	http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459603/01212003/anastacia.jhtml
'''Anita Doth	(1971???Present)	Popular Eurodance singer who was part of the Dutch duo 2 Unlimited	diagnosed in 2009 at age 37	http://www.last.fm/music/Anita+Doth/+wiki?ver=3
'''Cheryl Aranda	(1963???2009)	American singer/songwriter	diagnosed in 2002 at age 38	http://www.cherylaranda.com/bio.htm
'''June Bronhill	(1929???2005)	Australian opera singer; survived breast cancer and died from Alzheimer's Disease; died at age 75		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111437/bio
'''Beth Nielsen Chapman	(1958???present)	American singer-songwriter	diagnosed in 2000 at age 42	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152306/bio
'''Kvitka Cisyk|Kvitka "Cassie" Cisyk	(1953???1998)	Ukrainians|Ukrainian-United States|American soprano; died at age 44		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0162891/
'''Doris Coley	(1941???2000)	African-American singer (one of The Shirelles); died at age 58		http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=333
'''Linda Creed	(1949???1986)	American songwriter; died at age 37	diagnosed at age 26 in 1975	http://www.lindacreed.org/history.html
'''Peter Criss	(1945???present)	American former-drummer of Kiss (band)|Kiss	diagnosed at age 62 in 2008	http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/index.html
'''Sheryl Crow	(1962???present)	American singer/musician, who, as of February 24, 2006, is being treated for breast cancer	diagnosed in 2006 at age 44	http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1666320&page=1
'''Skeeter Davis	(1931???2004)	American Grand Ole Opry star; died at age 72	diagnosed in 1988 at age 57	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205473/
'''Melissa Etheridge	(1961???present)	American singer/songwriter and prominent lesbian; her grandmother and aunt died due to breast cancer	diagnosed in 2004 at age 43	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6994469/
'''Marianne Faithfull	(1946???present)	British singer/actress, Mick Jagger's ex-girlfriend	diagnosed in 2006 at age 59	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5345326.stm
'''Kathleen Ferrier	(1912???1953)	British opera singer; died at age 41		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1223823/
'''France Gall	(1947???present)	French singer and wife of late French composer Michel Berger		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302287/bio
'''Soraya (musician)|Yamila Cuevas Gharib	(1941???1992)	mother of Colombian-Lebanese U.S. singer/songwriter, Soraya (musician)|Soraya; died in 1992 when Soraya was 22 years old	diagnosed in 1982	http://gspotdesign.com/archives/cuerpo/soraya.html
'''Nanci Griffith	(1953???present)	American singer/songwriter	diagnosed in 1996 at age 43	http://www.nancigriffith.com/biography.php
'''Patti LaBelle|Bertha Holte	(19?? - 19??)	mother of African-American singer/author/actress Patti LaBelle; LaBelle watched her mother as well as her three sisters all die of cancer before any of them reached 45 years of age		http://www.healingribbons.com/famous_survivors.htm
'''Shirley Horn	(1934???2005)	African-American jazz singer; died due to complications of diabetes and breast cancer; died at age 71		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394917/
'''Marsha Hunt (singer and novelist)|Marsha Hunt	(1946???present)	African-American singer, novelist, breast cancer activist and mother of Mick Jagger's first child, Karis Jagger	diagnosed in 2004 at age 58	http://www.canceractive.com/page.php?n=991
'''Nas (rapper)|Fannie Ann Little Jones	(19?? - 2002)	mother of African-American rapper Nas (rapper)|Nas; died in 2002		http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/89048/episode_about.jhtml
'''Ronan Keating|Marie Keating	(19?? - 1998)	mother of Irish singer Ronan Keating who founded ''The Marie Keating Foundation'' for breast cancer education; died in 1998		http://www.mariekeating.com/about_us.asp
'''Irene Kral	(1932???1978)	African-American jazz singer; died at age 46	diagnosed in 1972 at age 40	http://www.danacountryman.com/irene/bio/bio.html
'''Lorraine Hunt Lieberson	(1954???2006)	American opera singer; died at age 52; in 2000 her younger sister Alexis also died due to breast cancer	diagnosed in 2000 at age 46	http://www.calendarlive.com/music/classical/cl-et-lieberson7jul07,0,6092802.story, .
'''Linda McCartney|Lady Linda McCartney	(1941???1998)	American singer, activist, wife of former British Beatles member, Paul McCartney|Sir Paul McCartney; died at age 56	diagnosed in 1995 at age 53	http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9804/19/mccartney.obit2/
'''Paul McCartney|Mary Mohin McCartney	(1909???1956)	British mother of "Beatle" Paul McCartney|Sir Paul McCartney; died when Paul was 14 years old		http://community.livejournal.com/audiography/527076.html
'''Kylie Minogue	(1968???present)	Australian singer sister of pop superstar Dannii Minogue, actress	diagnosed in 2005 at age 36	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4554035.stm
'''Anna Moffo	(1932???2006)	Italian-American singer and operatic soprano who died from a stroke after grappling with complications of breast cancer for a decade; died at age 73 or 75	diagnosed in 1996 at age 64	http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/arts/music/11moffo.html
'''Charlotte Moorman	(1933???1991)	American cellist and performance artist; died at age 57	diagnosed in the late 1970s in her 40s	http://aapmag.com/news-4.html
'''Olivia Newton-John	(1948???present)	UK/Australian singer/actress	diagnosed in 1992 at age 44	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''The Nolans|Linda Nolan	(1959???present)	Irish-born singer, actress and former member of the 1970s pop band, The Nolans	diagnosed in 2006 at age 46	http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/content.php?page_id=3369
'''Minnie Pearl	(1912???1996)	born Sarah Ophelia Colley, American Grand Ole Opry star, country comic, singer and philanthropist who survived breast cancer but died in 1996 of complications from a stroke; died at age 83	diagnosed in 1985 at age 73	http://www.heehaw.com/Cast-MinniePearl.htm
'''Neil Peart|Jacqueline Peart	(19?? - 1998)	wife of Canadian musician Neil Peart; died in 1998		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307637/bio
'''Kelly Price|Claudia Price	(1951???present)	mother of African-American singer Kelly Price; diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer	diagnosed in 1999 at age 48	http://www.ibcsurvivors.org/claudia.html,
'''Minnie Riperton	(1947???1979)	American singer, mother of American actress Maya Rudolph; died at age 31	diagnosed in 1976 at age 28	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727986/
'''Carly Simon	(1945???present)	American singer	diagnosed in 1998 at age 53	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''Soraya (musician)|Soraya	(1969???2006)	(full-name Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas), Colombian-American singer/songwriter and breast cancer advocate; her mother, aunt, and grandmother also died due to breast cancer; died at age 37	diagnosed in 2000 at age 31	http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-05-11-soraya-obit_x.htm?csp=27,
'''Dusty Springfield	(1939???1999)	British songwriter/singer; died at age 59	diagnosed in 1994 at age 54	http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=193
'''Sting (musician)|Audrey Cowell Sumner	(19?? - 1987)	mother of British singer/actor/activist Sting (musician)|Sting; died in 1987		http://www.geometry.net/detail/athletes_soccer/coco_frances_page_no_3.html,
'''Ruth Ann Swenson	(1963???present)	American soprano opera star	diagnosed in 2006 at age 43	http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/1403AP_People_Ruth_Ann_Swenson.html
'''Topp Twins|Jools Topp	(1958???present)	New Zealand folk singer; one of the Topp Twins	diagnosed in 2006 at age 48	http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3830628a7144,00.html
'''Dawn Upshaw	(1960???present)	American operatic soprano diva	diagnosed in 2006 at age 46	http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/news/pressrelease.aspx?id=1312
'''Syreeta Wright	(1946???2004)	African-American singer/songwriter and ex-wife of African-American singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder; died at age 58		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111010/

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Bella Abzug	(1920???1998)	American politician, lawyer and women's movement leader; battled breast cancer for years before developing heart disease, which claimed her life; it was never publicly disclosed if the cancer had metastasized; died at age 77	diagnosed in 1994 at age 73	http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/abzug.html
'''Barbara Allen (politician)|Barbara Allen	(19?? - present)	American politician, Kansas State Senator	diagnosed in 2005	http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13850828.htm,
'''Rose Bird	(1936???1999)	first female Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court; died at age 63	diagnosed in 1976 at age 40	http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=2114
'''Edward Brooke	(1919???present)	male African-American former U.S. Senator of Massachusetts	diagnosed in 2002 at age 83	http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_58/ai_105853307
'''Dan Burton|Barbara Burton	(1937???2002)	wife of American politician Dan Burton, United States Representative from Indiana; died at age 65	diagnosed in 1993 at age 56	http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_2001_Nov-Dec/ai_100807145,
'''Robin Carnahan	(19?? - present)	American politician, Missouri Secretary of State	diagnosed in 2006	http://www.ksntv.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=3826
'''Mary Jo Codey	(19?? - present)	former Governor of New Jersey|First Lady of New Jersey, school teacher and wife of former Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey; Mary Jo's mother died due to breast cancer	diagnosed in 2002 at age 47	http://www.nj.gov/firstlady/about.html
'''Nellie Connally	(1919???2006)	American wife of former Texas Governor John Connally; survived breast cancer and died of natural causes at age 87; established the Nellie B. Connally Breast Cancer Fund in 1989	diagnosed in 1988 at age 69	http://www.tmc.edu/tmcnews/03_15_99/page_07.html,
'''Richard M. Daley|Margaret Daley	(19?? - present)	wife and First Lady of American politician, Chicago, Illinois Mayor Richard M. Daley	diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2002	http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_206175914.html
'''Jo Ann Davis	(1950???2007)	American politician, Virginia Congresswoman	diagnosed in September, 2005 at age 55	http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=849648
'''Peggy Duff	(1910???1981)	British political activist and organiser of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; died at age 71		http://experts.about.com/e/p/pe/Peggy_Duff.htm
'''Eileen Dugan	(1945???1996)	American politician; Brooklyn, New York State Assemblywoman; died at age 51	diagnosed in 1992 at age 37	http://www.gowanus.org/funrunwalk.htm
'''Elizabeth Anania Edwards	(1949???present)	American lawyer; wife of former U.S. Senator from North Carolina John Edwards	diagnosed in 2004 at age 55	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6522712/
'''Margaret Ewing	(1945???2006)	Scottish National Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament and wife of fellow Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP Fergus Ewing; died at age 60	diagnosed in 2002 at age 57	http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16864570&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=farewell-to-a-flower-of-scotland-name_page.html
'''Betty Ford	(1918???present)	former First Lady of the United States, founder of the Betty Ford Center and wife of former President Gerald Ford	diagnosed in 1974 at age 56	http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/grf/bbfbiop.htm
'''Bea Gaddy	(1933???2001)	African-American Baltimore City Council member and advocate for the poor; recurrence in 2001 at age 68; died at age 68	diagnosed in 1998 at age 65	http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/gaddy.html,
'''Megan Lloyd George	(1902???1966)	British politician, daughter of Prime Minister David Lloyd George; died at age 64		http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/record.jsp?type=page&ID=99&liberalbiographies=liberalbiographies
'''Christine Gregoire	(1947???present)	American politician; current Governor of Washington State	diagnosed in 2003 at age 56	http://www.nndb.com/people/335/000087074/
'''Lady Augusta Gregory	(1852???1932)	Irish nationalist landowner; died at age 80		http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm0339872/
'''Heidi Heitkamp	(1955???present)	North Dakota politician and lawyer	diagnosed in 2000 at age 45	http://www.natlbcc.org/bin/index.asp?strid=362&btnid=2&depid=20
'''Klara Hitler	(1860???1907)	Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler; died at age 47		http://www.answers.com/topic/klara-hitler
'''Janette Howard	(1944???present)	wife of Australian Prime Minister John Howard	diagnosed in 1996 at age 52	http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2006/s1580678.htm
'''Henry Hyde|Jeanne Hyde	(19?? - 1992)	wife of U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde; died in 1992		http://www.salon.com/news/1998/09/cov_16newsb.html
'''Susan Kadis	(1953???present)	Canadian Canadian House of Commons|Member of Parliament	diagnosed in 1995 at age 42	http://www.liberal.ca/bio_e.aspx?&id=35089
'''Virginia Clinton Kelley	(1923???1994)	American mother of former Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton; died at age 71		http://www.natlbcc.org/bin/index.asp?strid=781&depid=16
'''Joan Kennedy	(1936???present)	former wife of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); had surgery and is continuing treatment	diagnosed in 2005 at age 68	http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/0001765/76/
'''Nigel Lawson|Thomasina Lawson	(1961???1993)	daughter of former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson|Lord Nigel Lawson and sister of British journalists Nigella Lawson and Dominic Lawson; died at age 32		http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/11/11/nigel11.xml
'''Endon Mahmood|Datin Seri Endon Mahmood	(1940???2005)	wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi; her twin sister, Noraini, died due to breast cancer in 2003; died at age 64	diagnosed in 2002 at age 61	http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/20/nation/20051020091605&sec=nation
'''Judy Eason McIntyre	(19?? - present)	African-American politician, Oklahoma State Senator	diagnosed in August, 2006	http://www.oksenate.gov/news/press_releases/press_releases_2006/pr20061026a.html,
'''Tucker L. Melancon	(1947???present)	male United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|Western District of Louisiana, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|5th Circuit since 1994	diagnosed in 2002 at age 56	http://www.canceradvocacy.org/news/press/experts.aspx
'''Janet Napolitano	(1957???present)	American politician, former Governor of Arizona, Secretary of Homeland Security	diagnosed in 2000 at age 43	http://cdbaby.com/cd/amadaproject
'''Jocelyn Newman	(1937???present)	former Senator from the Australian Parliament for Tasmania; treated successfully	diagnosed in 1993 at age 56	http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-archive-mediarel-1998-mwsp980504.htm
'''Eileen O'Connell	(1947???2000)	late Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada, for Halifax-Fairview; died on September 27, 2000 at age 53	diagnosed in 1998 at age 51	http://www.navnet.net/~fairview/, ,
'''Sandra Day O'Connor	(1930???present)	first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice	diagnosed in 1988 at age 58	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''Siobhan O'Hanlon	(1963???2006)	Northern Irish Sinn F??in official and former Provisional Irish Republican Army member; niece of PIRA member, Joe Cahill; died at age 43 on 11 April 2006	diagnosed in October 2002 at age 39	http://sinnfein.ie/news/detail/13832, , ,
'''Irma Rangel	(1932???2003)	American politician, Texas State Representative; died of inflammatory breast cancer; died at age 71		http://www.ibcmemorial.org/irma.html
'''Nancy Reagan	(1921???present)	former First Lady of the United States and wife of former President Ronald Reagan	diagnosed in 1987 at age 66	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''M. Jodi Rell	(1946???present)	American politician, Governor of Connecticut	diagnosed in 2004 at age 58	http://www.breastcanceralliance.org/events/jodirell.asp
'''Albert Reynolds|Kathleen Reynolds	(19?? - present)	wife of former Irish taoiseach, Albert Reynolds	diagnosed in 1991	http://u.tv/kelly02/show_details.asp?id=147&show=series14&compid=&fid=
'''Angelena Rice	(1924???1985)	mother of United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; died at age 61	diagnosed in 1969 at age 45	http://www.aarpmagazine.org/people/condoleeza.html
'''Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller	(1926???present)	aka Happy Rockefeller, American socialite and wife of the late former N.Y. Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller	diagnosed in 1974 at age 48	http://www.medindia.net/Patients/PatientInfo/breastcancer_celebrities.htm
'''Karl Rove|Darby Hickson Rove	(1948???present)	graphics designer; 2nd wife of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove		http://marriage.about.com/od/politics/p/karlrove.htm
'''Debra Shipley	(1957???present)	British politician - Labour Party member of Parliament	diagnosed in 2005 at age 47	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4378767.stm
'''Claire Shulman	(19?? - present)	former Borough President of Queens, New York City		http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:Si-Eakd3-4MJ:www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3FBRD%3D1865%26dept_id%3D465844%26newsid%3D15967957%26PAG%3D461%26rfi%3D9+Claire+Shulman+breast+cancer+survivor&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
'''Rosalie (Ricky) Gaull Silberman	(1937???2007)	United States|American activist who co-founded the Independent Women's Forum; died at age 69		http://www.iwf.org/articles/article_detail.asp?ArticleID=1032,
'''Linda Tripp	(1949???present)	former American Government employee and Monica Lewinsky's former confidant	diagnosed in 2001 at age 51	http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/12/02/tripp/
'''Ann Veneman	(1949???present)	former head of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture	diagnosed in 2002 at age 52	http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1611229
'''Jenna Welch	(1919???present)	mother of American First Lady Laura Bush	diagnosed in 1997 at age 78	http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030312-8.html

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Anne of Austria	(1601???1666)	mother of King Louis XIV of France and Philippe I, Duke of Orl??ans, wife of King Louis XIII of France, daughter of Habsburg parents, King Philip III of Spain and Margarita of Austria, sister of King Philip IV of Spain, aunt and mother-in-law of Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Theresa of Spain; died at age 66		http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1192.html
'''Anne Hyde|Lady Anne Hyde	(1637???1671)	Duchess of York, first wife of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England), mother of Queen Mary II of England and Queen Anne of Great Britain and daughter of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon; died at age 34		http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_8.htm
'''Atossa|Queen Atossa of Persia	(550 BC - 475 BC)	daughter of Persian King Cyrus the Great, half-sister and wife of Persian and Egyptian King Cambyses II, later wife of Cambyses II's brother, Persian and Egyptian King Smerdis, later wife of Persian and Egyptian King Darius I, and mother of Persian and Egyptian King Xerxes I; died circa age 75 circa 475 BC		http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1192.html
'''Mary of Modena	(1658???1718)	Italian-born Queen Consort of King James II of England; died at age 59		http://today.answers.com/topic/mary-of-modena
'''Theodora (6th century)|Empress Theodora	(c. 500 - 548)	empress of the Byzantine Empire and wife of Emperor Justinian I; both are commemorated on November 14 as saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church; died before the age of 50

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Mary Anning	(1799???1847)	English fossil collector and paleontologist from Lyme Regis, Dorset, England; subject of the book ''Mary Anning of Lyme Regis'' by Crispin Tickell; died at age 48	diagnosed in 1845 at age 46	http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:UKgdRciB8IYJ:www.carolsutton.net/pink/famous_women_died_brcancer.html+Sting%27s+mother+breast+cancer+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
'''Mary Astell	(1666???1731)	English philosopher and feminist writer; died at age 65	diagnosed in 1731 at age 65	http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/astell.html
'''Rachel Carson	(1907???1964)	American environmentalist and author (''Silent Spring''); died at age 56	diagnosed in 1960 at age 53	http://www.silentspring.org/newweb/about/rachel.html
'''Nicholas Culpeper|Mary Culpeper	(16?? - 1635)	mother of English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer Nicholas Culpeper		http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21427-2004Nov30.html
'''Sophie Germain	(1776???1831)	French mathematician; died at age 55		http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/germain.htm
'''Shirley Glass	(19?? - 19??)	psychotherapist and author of ''Not Just Friends'' and mother of public radio personality Ira Glass; died at age 67		http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1465276
'''Jerri Nielsen	(1952???2009)	American physician who famously treated herself for breast cancer while stuck in the South Pole after discovering a lump on her breast, as depicted in the movie	diagnosed in 1999 at age 47	http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20060317-000001.html
'''Edith Pechey	(1845???1908)	aka Mary Edith Pechey-Phipson; one of the first British female physicians, worked in India for 20 years, and was a women's rights activist; died at age 63	diagnosed in 1907 at age 62	http://groups.msn.com/RegencyMurderMystery/historicalinfo.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=51123&LastModified=4675521159532099347
'''Marjorie Shostak	(1945???1996)	American anthropologist; died at age 51	diagnosed in 1989 at age 44	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674003233,

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Andre Agassi|Elizabeth Agassi	(19?? - present)	mother of American tennis champion Andre Agassi	diagnosed in 2000	http://tennisroundup.com/ofInterest/AgassiCancer.htm
'''Andre Agassi|Tami Agassi	(1970???present)	author and sister of American tennis champion Andre Agassi	diagnosed in 2000 at age 30	http://www.bcrfcure.org/ab_10_agassi.html,
'''Colette Besson	(1946???2005)	French Olympic champion athlete; died at age 59	diagnosed in 2003 at age 57	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1824843/
'''Raelene Boyle	(1951???present)	Australian Olympic champion athlete; in 2000 was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer	diagnosed in 1996 at age 45	http://web.archive.org/web/20091027100115/http://geocities.com/geetee/bios/raelene.html
'''Edna Campbell	(1968???present)	African-American professional basketball star	diagnosed in 2002 at age 34	http://orthobiotech.com/030711.html
'''Kenny Dalglish|Marina Dalglish	(1954???present)	founder of the ''Marina Dalglish Appeal'' and wife of former British Scotland national football team|international football (soccer)|football player Kenny Dalglish	diagnosed in March, 2003 at age 49	http://www.marinadalglishappeal.org/
'''Faye Dancer	(1925???2002)	former star of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the inspiration for Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna's character in the film A League of Their Own; died at age 77	diagnosed in 2000 at age 75	http://thediamondangle.com/archive/mar05/dancer.html
'''Oscar de la Hoya|Cecilia de la Hoya	(1951???1990)	mother of Mexican-American boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya who founded the ''Cecilia Gonzalez de la Hoya Cancer Center'' in her memory; died at age 39		http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Delahoya_Oscar_bio.htm,
'''Dakoda Dowd|Kelly Jo Dowd	(1965???2007)	American mother of 13-year-old American golf protege, Dakoda Dowd, nickname "Koda"	diagnosed in 2002 at age 37	http://www.kodadowd.com/, , ,
'''Heather Farr	(1965???1993)	American LPGA Tour golfer; died at age 28	diagnosed in 1989 at age 24	http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=4&pid=249
'''Deanna Favre	(1970???present)	creator of breast cancer foundation and wife of American football quarterback Brett Favre	diagnosed in October, 2004 at age 34	http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/packers/2005-10-19-deanna-favre-cover_x.htm, http://www.favrefoundationgear.com/,
'''Peggy Fleming	(1948???present)	American Olympic champion figure skater	diagnosed in 1998 at age 50	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''Ernie Green (football player)|Ernie Green	(1938???present)	African-American former professional Cleveland Browns football player; his 2 sisters were also diagnosed with breast cancer and one died due to the disease	diagnosed in July, 2005 at age 67	http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=315778&Category=17
'''Shelly Hamlin	(1950???present)	American professional golfer	diagnosed in 1991 at 41	http://www.wsgtour.com/Biographies/Hamlin.htm
'''Kim Jagd	(1964???present)	American assistant coach of the UCLA Bruins women's volleyball team and former UCLA volleyball player	diagnosed in March, 2006 at age 41	http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-elliott18oct18,1,632343.column
'''Cristie Kerr|Linda Kerr	(19?? - present)	mother of American golfer Cristie Kerr who plays on the LPGA Tour	diagnosed in 2003	http://www.pga.com/news/tours/lpga/kerr112106.cfm
'''Reggie Nelson|Mary Lakes	(19?? - 2006)	mother of American Florida Gators football player Reggie Nelson; died on December 21, 2006	diagnosed in 2003	http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/orl-colbeat2306dec23,0,949827.story?track=rss
'''Rebecca Lobo|RuthAnn Lobo	(19?? - present)	American author and mother of American professional basketball star Rebecca Lobo	diagnosed in 1993	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568361998
'''Gary McAllister|Denise McAllister	(1967???2006)	wife of former Scottish football captain Gary McAllister; died at age 39	diagnosed in 2001 at age 34	http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=328582006
'''Glenn McGrath|Jane McGrath	(1966???2008)	wife of Australian cricket champion Glenn McGrath	diagnosed in 1997 at age 31	http://www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/about/
'''Tony Mowbray|Bernadette Doyle Mowbray	(1968???1995)	late wife of Scottish footballer/manager, Tony Mowbray	diagnosed in 1994 at age 26	http://ww1.sundayherald.com/47563
'''Judy Rankin	(1945???present)	American Hall of Fame professional golfer	diagnosed in May, 2006 at age 61	http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/20060608rankin.html
'''Betsy Rawls	(1928???present)	American Hall of Fame professional golfer	diagnosed in 1999 at age 71	http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/sports/epaper/2006/10/27/1027wright.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46
'''Kirk Saarloos|Linda Saarloos	(1954???present)	mother of Oakland Athletics baseball pitcher, Kirk Saarloos	diagnosed in 2005 at age 51	http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/baseball/mlb/san_francisco_giants/15430383.htm
'''Don Shula|Dorothy Shula	(1934???1991)	wife of former American Miami Dolphins American football|football coach Don Shula who is founder of the ''Don Shula Foundation'' for breast cancer research	diagnosed in 1985 at age 51	http://www.donshula.com/foundation.htm
'''Chris Spielman|Stephanie Spielman	(1968???2009)	wife of American NFL linebacker Chris Spielman and founder of the ''Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research''; died on November 19, 2009 at age 42	diagnosed in 1998 at age 30	http://www.corporateartists.com/speaker_chris_spielman.html
'''Jonathan Stark|Janet Stark	(19?? - present)	mother of American former tennis champion Jonathan Stark	diagnosed in 2000	http://tennisroundup.com/ofInterest/AgassiCancer.htm
'''Rell Sunn	(1950???1998)	American world surfing champion; died on January 2, 1998 at age 47	diagnosed in 1983 at age 32	http://starbulletin.com/98/01/05/editorial/editorials.html
'''Mickey Wright	(1935???present)	American Hall of Fame professional golfer	diagnosed in October, 2006 at age 71	http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/27/wright.cancer.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest
'''Kay Yow	(1942???2009)	American head coach of the women's basketball team at North Carolina State University. Died on January 24, 2009 at age 66	diagnosed in 1987 at age 45; recurrence in 2004 at age 62	http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/basketball/article/0,1406,KNS_629_5166129,00.html

http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/bios/elisabeth_hasselbeck.htmlhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/21122006/344/woman-s-hour-host-breast-cancer.html

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Carson Daly|Pattie Daly Caruso	(19?? - present)	mother of American television personality Carson Daly		http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/photos/gallery2/index.php?currPhoto=4#photo, http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-794568/Lifetime-Television-Honors-Courageous-Breast.html
'''Julia Child	(1912???2004)	famous American television chef, known as ''The French Chef''; survived breast cancer and died of natural causes at age 91	diagnosed in 1967 at age 55	http://www.medindia.net/Patients/PatientInfo/breastcancer_celebrities.htm
'''Elisabeth Hasselbeck|Elisabeth DelPadre	(19?? - present)	mother of ''The View (U.S. TV series)|The View'' American television talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Hasselbeck's two grandmothers and one aunt are also breast cancer survivors		http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/9417448/detail.html,
'''Linda Ellerbee	(1944???present)	American television journalist	diagnosed in 1991 at age 47	http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''Faith Fancher	(1950???2003)	African-American television journalist for KTVU and breast cancer activist; died at age 53	diagnosed in 1997 at age 47	http://www.ktvu.com/news/2564980/detail.html, http://faithfancher.org/
'''Laura Ingraham	(1964???present)	American radio host/pundit	diagnosed in 2005 at age 41	http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/4/26/94854.shtml
'''Daryn Kagan|Phyllis Kagan	(19?? - present)	mother of American CNN television news show host Daryn Kagan		http://www.nndb.com/people/899/000109572/
'''Caron Keating	(1962???2004)	Northern Irish television celebrity; ''The Caron Keating Foundation'' was founded in her honor; died at age 41	diagnosed in 1997 at age 34	http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/presenters/keating.shtml
'''Becky Krimstein	(1963???present)	American video and film producer and breast cancer activist	diagnosed in 1998 at age 35	http://www.whyy.org/community/rainbow.html,
'''Kandace Krueger|Barbara Krueger	(19?? - present)	mother of American television personality Kandace Krueger		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1069579/bio
'''Jennifer Lyon	(1972???2010)	American contestant on the CBS reality television series ''Survivor: Palau''	diagnosed in 2005 at age 33	http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1118164,00.html
'''Wendy Mesley	(1957???present)	Canadian host and reporter for CBC Television	diagnosed in January, 2005 at age 48	http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/01/07/mesley050107.html
'''Diana Moran	(1941???present)	British model, fitness expert and journalist; famous as "The Green Goddess" on BBC1's ''Breakfast Time'' television programme in the 1980s	diagnosed in 1988 at age 47	http://www.cctrust.org.uk/article2.htm,
'''Jenni Murray	(1950???present)	British BBC presenter	diagnosed in 2006 at age 56	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6199625.stm,
'''Pat Robertson|Dede Robertson	(19?? - present)	wife of American Christian televangelist Pat Robertson	diagnosed in 1986	http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1189/is_v258/ai_4433465/pg_3
'''Rod Roddy	(1937???2003)	American male radio and television announcer; also diagnosed with colon cancer; died at age 66	diagnosed in 2001 at age 64	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734509/
'''Susan Stamberg	(1938???present)	American radio journalist for National Public Radio	Diagnosed in 1986 at age 48	http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Delinsky1.html
'''Mary Gay Taylor	(1935???2006)	American WCBS-AM radio reporter/radio personality; died at age 71; breast cancer recurred after a 17-year remission	diagnosed in 1984 at age 49	http://www.radionewsweb.com/2006-10.html
'''Betty Thompson	(1934???1994)	Canadian television host of a children's programme produced at CKCO's studios; founded the annual ''Betty Thompson Golf Classic'' for breast cancer fundraising; died at age 60	diagnosed in 1991 at age 57	http://www.zontadistrict4.org/ServiceProject.htm
'''Suzyn Waldman	(1946???present)	American sports broadcaster for WCBS (AM) news radio; former Broadway stage actress/singer	diagnosed in 1996	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2069908/bio

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Joseph Abboud|Lila Abboud	(19?? - 19??)	mother of Lebanese-American fashion designer, Joseph Abboud; Joseph's sister also died due to breast cancer		http://www.autoworld.com/news/GMC/Cure_Truck.htm
'''Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon	(1863???1935)	London-born Canadian early 20th century fashion designer known as "Lucile"; sister to screenwriter Elinor Glyn; died at age 71		http://hometown.aol.com/lucileltd/ladyduffgordon.html
'''Miriam Engelberg	(1958???2006)	American graphic artist/writer/blogger; died on October 18, 2006 at age 48	diagnosed in 2001 at age 43	http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15790212.htm
'''Kate Greenaway	(1846???1901)	British illustrator; died at age 55		http://homepage.fognetworks.net/tortakales/Illustrators/Greenaway.html
'''Trina Schart Hyman	(1939???2004)	American children's book illustrator; died at age 65		http://schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA483293.html
'''Betsey Johnson	(1942???present)	American fashion designer		http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2002/03/13-breast-cancer.htm
'''Fritz Lang|Paula Schlesinger Lang	(19?? - 19??)	mother of Austrian-American film director Fritz Lang; she died of complications from breast cancer
'''Shirley Ardell Mason	(1923???1998)	American artist, inspiration for the Sybil (book)|book and Sybil (1976 film)|film ''Sybil''; died at age 75		http://ask.yahoo.com/20020502.html
'''Matuschka	(19?? - present)	aka Joanne Matuschka; American fine art photographer and breast cancer activist	diagnosed in 1991	http://www.songster.net/projects/matuschka/
'''Jean Muir	(1928???1995)	English fashion designer; died at age 66		http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,983045,00.html,
'''Alma Reville	(1899???1982)	English-born American assistant film director, actress, and wife of film director Alfred Hitchcock; survived breast cancer; died of natural causes at age 82		- valign="top"	'''Hollis Sigler	(1948???2001)	American painter active in Chicago, Illinois whose life with breast cancer became the subject of her work; died at age 53	Diagnosed in 1985
'''Jo Spence	(1934???1992)	British photographer; died at age 58		http://photography.about.com/library/dop/bldop_jspenc.htm
'''Mark Stewart|Glenda Stewart	(19?? - 1995)	wife of American artist Mark Stewart; died in 1995		http://www.markstewartwatercolor.com/watercolors/sub/news/main.17.17.0.0.0.0.sub.137.html
'''Rembrandt|Hendrickje Stoffels	(19?? - 19??)	artist model and mistress of Dutch artist Rembrandt		http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1192.html		- valign="top"	'''Mildred Thompson	(1936???2003)	African American painter, sculptor and printmaker active in Germany, the United States and France; died at age 67			- valign="top"	'''Thelma Wood	(1901???1970)	American sculptor; died at age 69		http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biow3/wood05.html
'''Hannah Wilke	(1940???1993)	American painter, sculptor, photographer; died at age 52 of lymphoma. Was notable for photographing her mother, Selma Butter, during mother's illness and death from breast cancer.		http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E2DE1E30F933A05752C0A962958260

Name	Life	Comments	Diagnosis	Reference
'''Kathy Acker	(1947???1997)	American author; died at age 50		http://www.nndb.com/people/804/000048660/
'''Margery Allingham	(1904???1966)	British mystery writer; died at age 62		http://www.idir.net/~nedblake/allingham_02.html
'''V. C. Andrews	(1923???1986)	(aka V. C. Andrews), American author; died at age 62		http://www.completevca.com/faq.shtml
'''Sally Belfrage	(1936???1994)	American author and journalist; died at age 57		http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060926260
'''Erma Bombeck	(1927???1996)	American columnist and author; survived breast cancer, but died during a kidney transplant; died at age 69		http://www.cnn.com/US/9604/22/bombeck/
'''Fanny Burney	(1752???1840)	English novelist; survived breast cancer; died at age 88		http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/breastcancer/02statement.html
'''Joan Riddell Cook	(1922???1995)	American journalist and labor activist; founded JAWS (Journalism and Women Symposium) died in 1995 at age 73		http://www.jaws.org/members/herstory/joan.shtml,
'''Julia Darling	(1956???2005)	award-winning British writer; died at age 48		http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/2005_04.html
'''Helen Dewar	(1936???2006)	American political reporter for ''The Washington Post'' newspaper; died at age 70 on November 4, 2006		http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-dewar1105.artnov05,0,4991133.story?track=rss
'''Shirley Graham Du Bois	(1896???1977)	African-American author, playwright, composer, activist and wife of noted African-American thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois; died at age 80		http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1283/Artistic_activism_Shirley_Graham_DuBois
'''Susan Duncan	(1952???present)	Australian author and magazine editor		http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/stories/s1658131.htm
'''Barbara Ehrenreich	(1941???present)	American author/ethicist		http://www.cbcn.ca/english/advocacy.php?show&41
'''Clifton Fadiman|Annalee Fadiman	(1917???2002)	author and World War II foreign correspondent for ''Life (magazine)|Life'' and ''Time (magazine)|Time'' magazines and wife of author Clifton Fadiman; died due to suicide after suffering from breast cancer and Parkinson's; died at age 85		http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1001850,00.html
'''Caitlin Flanagan	(19?? - present)	American magazine writer, editor and book author		http://feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu/?p=510
'''Lacey Fosburgh	(1942???1993)	American author and wife of American author David Harris (protestor)|David Harris; died circa age 50		http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1993/january_11_1993_167743.html
'''Charlotte Perkins Gilman	(1860???1935)	American writer; suffering from inoperable breast cancer, died due to suicide by inhaling chloroform; died at age 75		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1164795/bio
'''Lucy Grijalva	(19?? - present)	writer of romance novels		http://undercover.homestead.com/about.html
'''Jane Hamsher	(1959???present)	American film producer, author and liberal blogger	diagnosed 3rd time in December, 2006 at age 47	http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/01/16/three-time-loser-winner/,
'''Dorothy Hewett	(1923???2002)	Australian writer; died at age 79		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381976/
'''Anita Hoffman	(1942???1998)	American writer and wife of former Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman; died at age 56		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388813/
'''Molly Ivins	(1944???2007)	American journalist and author diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer; died at age 62	diagnosed in 1999 at age 55	http://www.ibcmemorial.org/mollyivins.html,
'''Alice James	(1848???1892)	American diarist, sister of American psychologist William James and American author Henry James and daughter of American theologian Henry James Sr.; died at age 43		http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/american/genius/alice_bio.html
'''Pauline Johnson	(1861???1913)	Native Canadian poet and orator, who was born on the Six Nations Reservation in Ontario, Canada; died at age 52		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425975/
'''June Jordan	(1936???2002)	African-American professor of African-American studies, poet and author of 28 books; died at age 62	diagnosed in 1992 at age 56	http://www.afsc.org/pwork/0207/020709.htm
'''Barbara Joss	(19?? - present)	Australian writer		http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:guq3BwyAcrcJ:www.carersvic.org.au/Assets/pdfs/LibraryBulletins/PersonalStoriesBibliography.pdf+Elspeth+Orchard++died+of+breast&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
'''Jennifer Lash	(1938???1993)	aka Jini Fiennes; British writer/artist; mother of six (including actors Ralph Fiennes|Ralph and Joseph Fiennes|Joseph, producers Martha Fiennes|Martha, Magnus Fiennes|Magnus, and Sophie Fiennes|Sophie and Jacob Fiennes); died at age 55	diagnosed in the late 1980s	http://members.aol.com/SFSibley/apprjini.htm
'''Stephen Leacock|Beatrix Hamilton Leacock	(19?? - 1925)	wife of Canadian writer Stephen Leacock; died in 1925		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494891/bio
'''Violette Leduc	(1907???1972)	French author; died at age 65		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496702/
'''Betsy Lehman	(1955???1994)	a ''Boston Globe'' newspaper columnist, and Maureen Bateman, a teacher, both of whom had advanced breast cancer, but died of medication overdoses at Boston's Dana Farber Institute; ''The Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction'' created in aftermath of scandal. (Lehman died at age 39 and Bateman died at age 55)		http://www.s-t.com/daily/05-97/05-31-97/zzzddobi.htm,
'''Elisabeth Leseur	(1866???1914)	French diarist; died at age 47		http://www.english.ubc.ca/PROJECTS/PAIN/DRAOUL.HTM
'''Nikolai Leskov	(1831???1895)	male Russian writer; died at age 64		http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:wSAK7I6j91wJ:www.kirjasto.sci.fi/leskov.htm+Nikolai+Leskov+breast+cancer&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1,
'''Audre Lorde	(1934???1992)	African-American author; died at age 58		http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lorde/life.htm
'''Geralyn Lucas	(1968???present)	American journalist, television producer, and writer	diagnosed in 1995 at age 27	http://www.lifetimetv.com/movies/originals/whyiworelipstick.php?currSection=bio
'''John McGahern|Susan McManus McGahern	(19?? - 1943)	mother of late Irish writer, John McGahern (see NY Irish Echo, April 5???11, 2006, page 25); she died when John McGahern was 9 years old		http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/31/AR2006033101921.html
'''Melissa Nathan	(1968???2006)	British novelist; died on April 7, 2006 at age 37; breast cancer recurred in 2003	diagnosed in 2001 at age 32	http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060415/ai_n16166787,
'''Gayle Olinekova	(1953???2003)	Canadian writer, marathon runner, female bodybuilding|bodybuilder and chiropractor; died at age 50		http://www.pecmarathon.ca/page/page/1604957.htm
'''Ruth Picardie	(1964???1997)	British writer and columnist for ''The Observer''; died in September, 1997 at age 33	diagnosed in October, 1996 at age 32	http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/rguides/uk/t_0140276300.html,
'''Dennis Potter|Margaret Morgan Potter	(19?? - 1994)	wife of British writer Dennis Potter; died in 1994 shortly before her own husband's death		http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/070698.htm
'''Barbara Pym	(1913???1980)	British author/writer; died at age 66		http://www.barbara-pym.org/bio.html
'''Dina Rabinovitch	(1963???2007)	British journalist for ''The Guardian'' and book author	diagnosed in June, 2004. Died on October 30, 2007.	http://takeoffyourrunningshoes.typepad.com/about.html,
'''Claire Rayner	(1932???present)	British journalist	diagnosed in 2002 at age 70	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4530622.stm
'''Mary Roberts Rinehart	(1875???1958)	American writer; survived breast cancer and died from natural causes; died at age 82		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727497/publicity
'''Cokie Roberts	(1943???present)	American journalist		http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''Betty Rollin	(1936???present)	American author, retired TV correspondent		http://www.healingribbons.net/famous_survivors.htm
'''May Sarton	(1912???1995)	Belgium-born American poet, novelist, and memoirist; died at age 83		http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/653
'''Lynn Sherr	(1942???present)	American writer and TV correspondent for ABC News		http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792636/
'''Carol Shields	(1935???2003)	Canada-based U.S. author; died at age 68		http://www.nwpassages.com/author_profile.asp?au_id=1234
'''Susan Sontag	(1933???2004)	American author, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, but died due to leukemia traceable to the massive doses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy received decades earlier for her breast cancer; also diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer; died at age 71		http://guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1380528,00.html
'''Karin Stanford	(19?? - present)	African-American writer and professor		http://www.nlpc.org/gip/cef-e/e-n.htm
'''Marie Stopes	(1880???1958)	Scottish author and birth control advocate; died at age 78		http://www.rotten.com/library/death/maladies/cancer/breast/
'''Jacqueline Susann	(1918???1974)	American writer; died at age 56	diagnosed in 1962 at age 44; recurred in January, 1973 at age 55	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839797/,
'''Dorothy Perry Thompson	(1944???2002)	African-American poet and professor; died at age 68		http://www.usca.edu/aasc/thompson.htm
'''Dolly Wilde	(1895???1941)	English socialite, niece of Irish writer Oscar Wilde and friend of American writer Natalie Clifford Barney; died at age 45 of unknown causes	diagnosed in 1939 at age 43	http://www.natalie-barney.com/whowho.htm
'''Stephanie Williams	(1971???2004)	American journalist and author; died in July, 2004 at age 33	diagnosed in June, 2001 at age 30	http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/williams.htm, , ,
'''Kim Yale	(19?? - 1997)	Writer and editor for multiple comic book companies, including Marvel Comics|Marvel, DC Comics|DC, First Comics|First and Warp Graphics; wife of fellow comics creator John Ostrander.		http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sigma7/spectre.html

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