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- 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Press Room'Veep' actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced on Sept. 28, 2017, that she had breast cancer. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
- Angelina Jolie Visits The United NationsAngelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to reduce her breast cancer risk. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
- Wanda SykesThe comedienne discovered she had "stage-zero" breast cancer during a follow-up to her breast reduction surgery in 2011. Since she had a history of cancer on her mother's side of the family, the then 47-year-old Sykes decided to have a preventive double mastectomy. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for AFI)
- Shannen DohertyIn August 2015, actress Shannen Doherty confirmed to People magazine that she was being treated for breast cancer. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
- RitaWilsonActress Rita Wilson told People magazine in April 2015 that she had had a double mastectomy following a diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
- Cynthia NixonDiagnosed in 2006, she had a lumpectomy and then six and a half weeks of radiation therapy. She also joined the Susan G. Komen organization to help educate women around the world about breast cancer. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
- Edie FalcoActress Edie Falco learned she had stage 1 breast cancer in September 2003. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
- Carly SimonMusician Carly Simon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 and underwent treatment including chemotherapy. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
- Joan Lunden People CoverFormer "Good Morning America" co-host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2014. (Photo by People Magazine)
- 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - ArrivalsGiuliana Rancic revealed she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in October 2011. In December 2011, she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
- Christina ApplegateChristina Applegate battled breast cancer. (Credit:ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
- Suzanne SomersSuzanne Somers is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Colin PowellColin Powell is a prostate cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Cynthia NixonCynthia Nixon is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Diahann CarrollDiahann Carroll is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: John M. Heller/ Getty Images)
- Edie FalcoActress Edie Falco is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Ethan ZohnReality TV star Ethan Zohn is a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
- Fran DrescherActress Fran Drescher survived uterine cancer. (Credit:Getty)
- Hoda KotbHoda Kotb of the Today Show is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Jaclyn SmithActress Jaclyn Smith survived breast cancer. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Jon LesterJon Lester is a survivor of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images)
- Kylie MinogueKylie Minogue is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
- Lance ArmstrongLance Armstrong is a testicular cancer survivor. (Credit: FRANCOIS LENOIR/AFP/Getty Images)
- Maura TierneyActress Maura Tierney is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
- Melissa EtheridgeSinger Melissa Etheridge is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Michael C. HallDexter’s Michael C. Hall is a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.(Credit: Getty Images)
- Olivia Newton JohnOlivia Newton-John is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Peggy FlemingFigure Skater Peggy Fleming survived breast cancer. (Credit:Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
- Robert De NiroRober De Niro is a prostate cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Robin RobertsGood Morning America’s Robin Roberts is a breast cancer survivor.(Credit: Getty Images)
- Scott HamiltonScott Hamilton survived testicular cancer. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Sharon Osbourne Sharon Osbourne is a colon cancer survivor. (Credit: Getty Images)
- Sheryl CrowSinger Sheryl Crow is a breast cancer survivor. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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