Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon (Photo : Reuters)
The world will go pink this month since October is the awareness month for breast cancer, the most common type of cancer diagnosis among women. One in eight women are diagnosed with the disease, yet the survival rate is quite high five years after receiving a diagnosis. Here are some famous celebrities who have battled and survived the disease:
Christina Applegate
Co-star of the TV sitcom "Married with Children," Applegate was diagnosed when she was just 36 years old. She went public in 2008 with her choice to have a double mastectomy done.
Cathy Bates
The 1990 Academy Awards Winner has been diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy during 2012.
Sheryl Crow
The rock star was diagnosed during 2014 at the age of 43 years old. She sported a bald head at the Grammy Awards soon after receiving chemotherapy treatment.
Kylie Minogue
The Australian pop star first received a misdiagnosis, but the second round of medical tests found a tumor in her left breast, according to Health. She then had chemo and radiation therapy, and a partial mastectomy.
Cynthia Nixon
Nixon is best known as a co-star in the hit TV series "Sex and the City," and is also a breast cancer survivor. After living with the disease for two years she made the news public that diagnostic equipment had discovered a cancerous tumor in one of her breasts, according to New York Daily News.
Robin Roberts
The host of ABC's 40-year-running "Good Morning America" discovered in 2007 that she had an early form of the type of cancer. She has made various segments to increase breast cancer awareness among her audience.
Jaclyn Smith
Ex-model and member of the original 1970s TV series "Charlie's Angels," Smith found a lump during a routine checkup in 2002. She then had radiation therapy and a lumpectomy.
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