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Brooke Burke-Charvet Opens Up About Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Television, Videos, Features,
TV personality Brooke Burke-Charvet, one of the hosts from Dancing with the Stars, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The 41 year-old mother of four took to YouTube (video shown above) to tell to her fans about how she discovered that she has cancer and the upcoming surgery she will undergo to treat it.
Knowing that she'll soon have a large scar across her neck after the surgery, the former model decided to be proactive about let her fans know what's going on with her firsthand: "I don't get to just walk around and pretend like nothing happened or not follow up or not share it, because it's going to be pretty much dead center. I don't want anybody to read about it and get the wrong idea, or think that I'm sick, because I'm not."
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Sharon Osbourne Had a Double Mastectomy
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Sharon Osbourne has undergone a double mastectomy.
The 60-year-old TV host - who has battled colon cancer in the past - decided to have both of her breasts removed after finding out she carried a gene which increases the chances of her developing cancer in the chest area.
"I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud - I decided to take everything off. The odds are not in my favor. For me, it wasn't a big decision, it was a no brainer."
Sharon added part of her decision to have the 13-hour surgery to have them removed was due to the arrival of her first grandchild Pearl from son Jack Osbourne and his partner Lisa Stelly earlier this year. "I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me. I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl. I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time," she said.
Kathy Bates Has a Double Mastectomy
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Kathy Bates has had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Misery actress - who previously battled ovarian cancer in 2003 - has undergone surgery to remove her breasts following the detection of the disease, and reveals she will not be having any radiation or chemotherapy.
"After much consideration, I underwent a double mastectomy. Luckily, I don't have to undergo radiation or chemo. My family call me Kat because I always land on my feet and thankfully this is no exception," she told People.
The 64-year-old Oscar winner is now "looking forward" to working again after doctors told her she would recover: "My doctors have assured me I'm going to be around for a long time. I'm looking forward to getting back to work doing what I love."
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Christian Bale Flies Young Cancer Patient to L.A. for Intimate Lunch
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Kind Acts,
Christian Bale personally arranged for four year-old Jayden Barber - who has been fighting bone cancer for two years - and his family to be flown to share an intimate lunch at Disneyland's Club 33 with him and his own family.
"The entire interaction was like old friends having lunch. Jayden did not get star struck but was well aware of who we were with! They talked movies and super Heros an he was genuinely happy to hear about everything Jayden wanted to tell him. Christian, his wife and daughter are three of the most beautiful people we have ever met! Christian made these arrangements for us personally and ensured we were treated like royalty. I don't have even one negative thing to say about them. I can tell you that they were just as impressed w Jayden as Jayden was w them 😊" Jayden's mother Charlene wrote on Facebook.
The Dark Knight Rises actor is truly proving to be a real-life hero.
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Sheryl Crow Suffering From Brain Tumor
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music,
The 50-year-old singer broke the news to a reporter on Monday.
"I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI. And I found out I have a brain tumor. And I was, like, 'See? I knew there was something wrong.' I haven't really talked about it...But it's benign, so I don't have to worry about it. But it gives me a fit," she told Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Doug Elfman.
She felt concerned when she forgot the lyrics to "Soak Up the Sun" on stage in February and joked to the Florida audience that her brain had failed: "I'm 50, what can I say? My brain's gone to s**t."
"Half of us are walking around with [meningioma] but you don't really know unless you happen to have an MRI. [Sheryl] has no symptoms and everything is fine. It was a random mention during the interview. It was not meant to alarm anyone. She is doing great and is healthy and happy," her representative told E! News.
Donna Summer Has Died
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Dance, Pop,
Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. The "Last Dance" singer passed away this morning in Florida after a battle with cancer. According to gossip website TMZ, the Queen of Disco had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album.
Donna was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the Billboard chart. She also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a thirteen-month period.
Donna, who was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in 1948, married actor Helmuth Sommer in 1973 before giving birth to the couple's daughter Mimi later that year. Although the marriage crumbled in 1975, she kept an altered version of her ex's surname to use as her stage name. She married Brooklyn Dreams musician Bruce Sudano in 1980 and the couple went on to have two daughters, Brooklyn, born in 1981 and Amanda the following year. In 1994, the family moved from Los Angeles to Nashville where Donna took time out from showbusiness to focus on painting but had recently returned to the recording studio.
Ryan O’Neal’s Cancer ‘Under Control’
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Ryan O'Neal's cancer is "under control."
The 70-year-old actor was shocked to learn he has stage four prostate cancer recently, but is remaining positive about his chances of recovery.
"'Why me?' I just sort of chalked it up to bad luck," he said he thought in an interview with Nightline when he heard he has developed the disease. He also told the show he has skin cancer, in the form of a melanoma on his nose, adding, "Welcome to Malibu and the sun."
Ryan added he is spurred on in his fight by thinking of his long term partner, Farrah Fawcett, who lost her battle with cancer in 2009: "Farrah taught me that - about fighting it. Fight a good fight."
Ryan says because his cancer has been diagnosed in its early stages, he is hoping to make a full recovery: "Although I was shocked and stunned by the news, I feel fortunate it was detected early and according to my extraordinary team of doctors the prognosis is positive for a full recovery. I am deeply grateful for the support of my friends and family during this time, and I urge everyone to get regular check-ups, as early detection is the best defence against this horrible disease that has afflicted so many."
Ryan O’Neal Has Prostate Cancer
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Ryan O'Neal is suffering from prostate cancer.The 70-year-old actor - who has previously battled leukemia - admits he was shocked to discover he had the disease but is expecting to make a full recovery as it was discovered early.
"Recently I was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. Although I was shocked and stunned by the news, I feel fortunate that it was detected early and according to my extraordinary team of doctors the prognosis is positive for a full recovery," he told People.
Ryan - who lost his partner Farrah Fawcett to anal cancer in 2009 - added he was grateful to his family for their support and urged people to go and get tested for the disease: "I am deeply grateful for the support of my friends and family during this time, and I urge everyone to get regular check-ups, as early detection is the best defence against this horrible disease that has afflicted so many."
Ryan was treated in the late 1990s for leukemia. He is soon to release a memoir about his life with Farrah entitled Both of Us, which is due for release in early May.
Kathy Bates: Why I Kept My Cancer a Secret
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies,
Kathy Bates decided to keep her cancer battle a secret because of her work commitments.
The Oscar-winning actress was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003 but didn't make the news public and says one of the reason was because she had signed up to star in a movie alongside the late Brittany Murphy.
"I was advised to [do so]. I was contracted to go into a movie at that time, Little Black Book with Brittany Murphy, who I miss very much. My doctors at the time, they had to get insurance approval and all of that so I was very quiet about it and had to go back to work right away," she told Anderson Cooper.
Kathy, 63, says she also wanted to go through the experience on her own despite having a supportive network of family and friends: "Nobody else really knows what you're going through except another cancer patient. Even though your family's supportive and surrounds you, I just got to the point where I would go to chemo by myself and just really go through it on my own."
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Heather Mills Terrified By Cancer Scare
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Heather Mills was left terrified by a cancer scare before Christmas. The 44-year-old former model - who lost her left leg below the knee in when she was hit by a police motorcycle in 1993 - revealed doctors found a tumor in the limb late last year which thankfully turned out to be benign.
"An MRI scan picked up a tumor in the top of my left leg, which is the same one I had amputated below the knee 19 years ago. I had to go back into the MRI machine and they put a dye into it. Doctors said it had been there for some time. It all happened very quickly. Thankfully it was all fine. Doctors told me the tumor was benign, not cancerous," she explained.
Heather has hopes of competing in the 2014 Paralympics skiing competition but admitted she is happiest when enjoying a more leisurely approach to her "miracle child," eight-year-old daughter Beatrice, from her marriage to Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.
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