Ten Top Celebrities Who Have Surviving Breast Cancer

Christina Applegate's Breast Cancer Story

 Christina Applegate has been diagnosed of the breast cancer in 2008 at the age of 36. She decided to fight against the disease by doing these two breast mastectomy. In having seen her mother undergoing treatments for breast cancer, she knew that a double mastectomy would reduce the risk of spread or relapse. Today,
Christina is cancer-free and has founded a non-profit that helps fund the screening of the breast cancer among women at high risk who can not afford it otherwise.

Suzanne Sommers's Breast Cancer Story

 Suzanne Sommers has been criticized heavily for not followed traditional when treatments that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After refusing chemotherapy, Suzanne turned to non-traditional medicine. She was the first woman in America to undergo a procedure of reconstruction of the breast from stem cells after her mastectomy. Suzanne defeated cancer for several years. Now, it continues to promote this procedure, always experimental, which appears to have saved his life.

Sheryl Crow's Breast Cancer Story

 Sheryl Crow was involved in the fight against the breast well before was diagnosed in 2006. It has, since then, become a passionate advocate for early detection. It is a chance that his cancer was detected early. Thanks to this, it has managed to avoid following chemotherapy and fought the disease with minor surgery and 7 weeks of radiation.

Cynthia Nixon's Breast Cancer Story

 The star of Sex and the City Cynthia Nixon revealed that she had survived breast cancer only 2 years after completing her treatments. Its healing involved the removal of a tum our and 6 and a half weeks of radiation. Nixon wanted to live this difficult period in the privacy. Still, she considered that it was important to share her story with the public to help other women to cope with their own diagnosis. It has since become an Ambassador for the Susan g. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Edie Falco's Breast Cancer Story

 Edie Falco plays the roles of strong women on TV for several years. Fiction has joined the reality when she had to undergo treatment for breast cancer as she was playing in the sixth season of the Sopranos. In an interview with the magazine Health, Edie has admitted that his first reaction following his diagnosis was ' Why me? However, she quickly resumed the top. "I am a strong woman." I have resources to receive the best treatment, then why not me? It's better me as a single mother of three children who has three jobs. "I know that I am able to overcome all that."

Olivia Newton John's Breast Cancer Story

Olivia Newton John detected her cancer of the breast itself through self-examinations in 1992. Shortly after, she underwent a mastectomy as well as aggressive chemotherapy. Fortunately, Olivia treatments were a success because she leads a life without cancer for at least 19 years. Today, she travels around the world to raise awareness as well as to raise funds for research.

Melissa Etheridge's Breast Cancer Story

The rocker Melissa Etheridge fought head-on early breast cancer. Indeed, it has undergone the removal of a tumour, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. While she was undergoing his chemotherapy treatments, she received a nomination for a Grammy and has even agreed to sing at the ceremony. Melissa is mounted on stage with his new bald head and inspired the audience as well as several other patients with cancer throughout the world.

Kylie Minogue's Breast Cancer Story

The Kylie Minogue breast cancer has almost gone unnoticed until she insisted to have a second opinion and additional examinations in 2005. His intuition certainly saved his life; as soon as she was diagnosed, she underwent a partial mastectomy and chemotherapy and radiation treatments to irradiate the cancer completely.

Betsey Johnson's Breast Cancer Story

The designer Betsey Johnson dress up the stars for decades (Kelly Osbourne and Nicki Minaj are fans). When she learned that she had breast cancer, she chose to fight the disease in silence for fear that that impacted negatively his company. Betsey has undergone the removal of a tumor, followed by radiation treatments and as soon as she had the confirmation that his cancer was completely advantage, all it wanted to do was to talk about. Betsey is now an Ambassador for the breast cancer awareness movement and created several clothing and accessories that promote the fight against cancer.

Maura Tierney's Breast Cancer Story

Maura Tierney played the role of a nurse in the ER show for 10 years. However, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and was told that she should undergo a mastectomy as well as to receive chemotherapy, she had no idea what to expect. During an interview with Fox News recently, Maura admitted "I was also afraid of treatments and diagnosis. With his cancer in remission, Maura is a pharmaceutical company partner to dispel myths about chemotherapy to help other patients not to be afraid also.