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Brenda5
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9 years ago

Famous breast cancer survivors

Kathy Bates
I was watching the old Misery movie last night starring Kathy Bates. Younger movie watchers will remember her as Molly Brown the oil widow on Titanic. What I didn't know is Kathy is a breast cancer survivor. Born in 1948, Kathy successfully overcame ovarian cancer in 2003. In 2012 she had a double mastectomy with breast cancer. Kathy didn't marry until she was 43 and divorced 6 years later. She has no children.
Kathy also has lymphedema in both arms and is National spokesperson for the Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) and has been actively involved in lymphedema and lymphatic disease advocacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Bates
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  • primek's avatar
    primek
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    9 years ago
    Always good to read about survivors. And of course there is Christina Applegate (well known for her role in Married with Children) who carries the BRAC1 gene and was diagnosed with an early stage breast cancer in 2008. She also has done a lot for fundraising and promotion of breast cancer awareness. Her mother also is a breast cancer survivor.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Applegate
  • Cosette's avatar
    Cosette
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    9 years ago
    I love Kathy Bates. Have you ever seen Fried Green Tomatoes? Great movie.

    There are many famous women (and a few men) that have been affected by breast cancer. Right here at home, we've got our very own Raelene Boyle, Kylie Minogue, and Olivia Newton-John.