List of breast cancer patients by survival status
Appearance
Victims of breast cancer (all deceased)
- Kathy Acker, American author (died at age 50; see [[1]]).
- Luana Anders, American actress, (died at age 58; see [[2]]).
- Virginia C. Andrews (aka V. C. Andrews), American author (died at age 62; see [[3]]).
- Mary Anning, English stateswoman from Lyme Regis, Dorset, England; subject of the book Mary Anning of Lyme Regis by Crispin Tickell (she died at age 48; see [[4]]).
- Brenda ("Mardi") Nowak Arquette, psychiatrist and mother of American actors Patricia, Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond and David Arquette, and wife of the late actor Lewis Arquette and daughter-in-law of the late actor Cliff Arquette (died in 1997; see [[5]]).
- Frances Belzer, mother of American actor, Richard Belzer (died when Richard was 18 years old) (see [[6]]).
- Ingrid Bergman, Oscar-winning star Swedish actress (died at age 67; see [[7]]).
- Bibi Besch, Austrian-born American actress (died at age 56; see [[8]]).
- Colette Besson, French athlete (died at age 59; see [[9]]).
- Rose Bird, California judge (died at age 63; see [[10]]).
- Carina Bleeth, French-Algerian-born American model, businesswoman and mother of American actress Yasmine Bleeth; died of inflammatory breast cancer (died at age 47 when Yasmine was 20 years old; see [[11]]).
- Vanessa Brown, Austrian-born American actress (died at age 71; see [[12]]).
- Coral Browne, Australian-born American actress (died at age 77; see [[13]]).
- Mary-Ellis Bunim, American film/TV producer (died at age 57; see [[14]]).
- Rachel Carson, American environmentalist and author (Silent Spring) (died at age 56; see [[15]]).
- Elizabeth Ries Chavira, mother of American actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (died at age 43 when Ricardo was 15 years old; see [[16]]).
- Madonna Louise Ciccone, mother of American singer/songwriter Madonna (died when Madonna was 6 years old; see [[17]]).
- Cassie Cisyk, Ukrainian-American soprano (died at age 44; see [[18]]).
- Doris Coley, African-American singer (one of The Shirelles) (died at age 58; see[[19]]).
- Norma Crane, American actress (died at age 44; see [[20]]).
- Linda Creed, American songwriter (died at age 37; see [[21]]).
- Julia Darling, award-winning British writer (died at age 48; see [[22]]).
- Bette Davis, American Oscar-winning star actress (died at age 81; see [[23]]).
- Skeeter Davis, American Grand Ole Opry star (died at age 72; see [[24]]).
- Cecilia De La Hoya, mother of Mexican-American boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (died at age 35; see [[25]]).
- Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, mother of American television actor James Denton (died in 2002; see [[26]]).
- Judith Campbell Exner, JFK relationship-related American celebrity (died at age 65; see [[27]]).
- Sandra Feldman, former president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) (died at age 65; see [[28]]).
- Kathleen Ferrier, British opera singer (died at age 41; see [[29]]).
- Lacey Fosburgh, American author, and wife of David Harris (died at age 51; see [[30]]).
- Sophie Germain, French mathematician (died at age 55; see [[31]]).
- Yamila Cuevas Gharib, mother of Colombian-Lebanese U.S. singer/songwriter, Soraya (she died in 1992 when Soraya was 22 years old; see [[32]])
- Gloria Grahame, Oscar-winning American actress (died at age 57; see [[33]]).
- Kate Greenaway, British illustrator (died at age 55; see [[34]],[[35]]).
- Lady Augusta Gregory, Irish nationalist landowner (died at age 80; see [[36]]).
- Alvaleta Guess, African-American film actor and Broadway performer (died at age 41 in 1996; see [[37]], [[38]]).
- Florence Halop, American comedienne/comedic actress (died at age 63; see [[39]]).
- Fannie Lou Hamer, African-American anti-segregation activist (died at age 59; see [[40]]).
- Dorothy Hewett, Australian writer (died at age 79; see [[41]]).
- Klara Pölzl Hitler, Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler (died at age 47; see [[42]]).
- Anita Hoffman, American writer and wife of former Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman (died at age 56; see [[43]]).
- Judy Holliday, American Oscar-winning star actress (died at age 43; see [[44]]).
- Bertha Holte, mother of African-American singer/author/actress Patti LaBelle; LaBelle watched her mother as well as her three sisters all die of cancer before any of them reached 45 years of age (see [[45]])
- Shirley Horn, African-American jazz singer; died due to complications of diabetes and breast cancer (died aged 71; see [[46]]).
- Jeanne Hyde, wife of U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde (died in 1992; see [[47]]).
- Diana Hyland, American actress (died at age 41; see [[48]]).
- Trina Schart Hyman, American children's book illustrator (died at age 65; see [[49]]).
- Jill Ireland, British actress, wife of American actor Charles Bronson (died at age 54; see [[50]]).
- Alice James, American diarist, sister of William James and Henry James (died at age 43; see [[51]]).
- Pauline Johnson, Canadian writer (died at age 52; see [[52]]).
- Fannie Ann Little Jones, mother of African-American rapper Nas (died in 2002; see [[53]]).
- June Jordan, African-American professor of African-American studies, poet and author of 28 books (died at age 62; see [[54]]).
- Caron Keating, Northern Irish celebrity (died at age 41; see [[55]]).
- Marie Keating, mother of Irish singer Ronan Keating (died in 1998; see [[56]]).
- Kathy Keeton, American Penthouse publisher and wife of Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione; died during surgery from complications after having first treated herself, reasonably successfully, with hydrazine sulfate, and reduced the size and number of tumors (died at age 58; see [[57]]).
- Virginia Clinton Kelley, American mother of former President Bill Clinton (died at age 71; see [[58]]).
- Susan G. Komen, American breast cancer activist (died at age 36; see [[59]]).
- Marianna Komlos, Canadian body-builder and fitness model (died at age 35; see [[60]]).
- Helen Gorman Kushnick, American Hollywood producer (died at age 51; see [[61]]).
- Paula Schlesinger Lang, mother of Austrian-American film director Fritz Lang; she died of complications from breast cancer.
- Joi Lansing, American actress (died at age 44; see [[62]]).
- Jennifer Lash aka Jini Fiennes; British writer/artist; mother of 6 (including British actor Ralph Fiennes) (died at age 55; see [[63]]).
- Beatrix Hamilton Leacock, wife of Canadian writer Stephen Leacock (died in 1925; see [[64]]).
- Frances Lear, Lear magazine publisher and ex-wife of American TV producer Norman Lear (died at age 73; see [[65]])
- Violette Leduc, French author (died at age 65; see [[66]]).
- Elisabeth Leseur, French diarist (died at age 47; see [[67]]).
- Nikolai Leskov, male Russian writer (died at age 64; see [[68]], [[69]]).
- Audre Lorde, African-American author (died at age 58; see [[70]]).
- Juliette Gordon Low, American Founder of Girls Scouts of the USA (died at age 67; see [[71]]).
- Denise McAllister, wife of former Scottish football captain Gary McAllister (died at age 39; see [[72]].
- Lady Linda McCartney, American singer, activist, wife of former British Beatles member, Sir Paul McCartney (died at age 56; see [[73]]).
- Mary Mohin McCartney, British mother of "Beatle" Sir Paul McCartney (she died when Paul was 14 years old; see [[74]]).
- Mary McCollough, mother of African-American actor, Bernie Mac (she died during Bernie's sophomore year of high school; see [[75]]).
- Hattie McDaniel, African-American actress (died at age 57; see [[76]]).
- Sarah Parkinson Merton, screenwriter and wife of British actor Paul Merton (died on 23 September, 2003; see [[77]]).
- Sylvia Millecam, Dutch actress (died at age 45; see [[78]]).
- Mary of Modena, Italian-born Queen Consort of King James II of England (died at age 59; see [[79]]).
- Bernadette Doyle Mowbray, late wife of Scottish footballer/manager, Tony Mowbray (see [[80]]).
- Roseann Murtha O'Donnell, American mother of American comedian Rosie O'Donnell (died at age 38; see [[81]]).
- Jacqueline Peart, wife of Canadian musician Neil Peart (died in 1998; see [[82]]).
- Margaret Morgan Potter, wife of British writer Dennis Potter (died in 1994 shortly before her own husband's death; see [[83]]).
- Barbara Pym, British author/writer (died at age 66; see [[84]]).
- Irma Rangel, American politician, Texas State Representative; died of inflammatory breast cancer (died at age 71; see [[85]]).
- Deirdre Redgrave, neé Hamilton-Hill, wife of British actor Corin Redgrave and mother of British actress Jemma Redgrave (died in 1997; see [[86]]).
- Sherill Lynn Rettino, American actress (died at age 39; see [[87]]).
- Kathleen Fenton Richards, mother of American actresses Kyle Richards, Kim Richards and Kathy Hilton, and the grandmother of American celebrities Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton (died in March 2003; see [[88]]).
- Minnie Riperton, American singer, mother of American actress Maya Rudolph (died at age 31; see [[89]]).
- Lila Roberts, former model and mother of Canadian model and actress Rachel Roberts (died in 1995; see [[90]]).
- Toby Robins, Canadian actress and journalist (died at age 56; see [[91]]).
- Rod Roddy, American male radio and television announcer (died at age 66; see [[92]]).
- Roxie Roker, American actress, mother of Lenny Kravitz (died at age 66; see [[93]]).
- Patsy Rowlands, British actress (died at age 71; see [[94]]).
- Rosalind Russell, American star actress (died at age 69; see [[95]]).
- Delia Scala, Italian actress (died at age 74; see [[96]]).
- Carol Shields, Canada-based U.S. author (died at age 68; see [[97]]).
- Charlotte Smith (neé Hennessy), mother of screen legend & co-founder of United Artists, Mary Pickford (died in 1928; see [98])
- Jo Spence, British photographer (died at age 58; see [[99]]).
- Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (died at age 47; see [[100]]).
- Dusty Springfield, British songwriter/singer (died at age 59; see [[101]]).
- Doris Jones Stein, philanthropist (mother of Susan Shiva)
- Susan Stein-Shiva, philanthropist (daughter of Doris Stein)
- Marie Stopes, Scottish author and birth control advocate (died at age 78; see [[102]]).
- Susan Strasberg, American actress (died at age 60; see [[103]]).
- Audrey Cowell Sumner, mother of British actor/singer/activist Sting (see [[104]]).
- Jacqueline Susann, American writer (died at age 56; see [[105]]).
- Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress and long-term common-law-spouse of actor Sir David Jason; (died at age 49; see [[106]]).
- Louise Troy, American actress and wife of British actor Douglas Seale (died at age 60; see [[107]]).
- Danitra Vance, African-American actress (died at age 40; see [[108]]).
- Vivian Vance, American actress, singer (died at age 70; see [[109]]).
- Suzie Shapiro Wilson, mother of American child actress Mara Wilson (died at age 46 when Mara was 9 years old; see [[110]], [[111]]).
- Syreeta Wright, African-American singer/songwriter and ex-wife of African-American singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder; (died at age 58; see [[112]]).
Victims of breast cancer who died from other causes (all deceased)
- Bella Abzug, American lawyer, politician and women's movement leader; had been battling breast cancer for a number of years before developing heart disease, which claimed her life; however, it was never publicly disclosed if the cancer had become advanced or metastasized, or what stage it was (died at age 77; see [[113]])
- Erma Bombeck, American columnist and author; survived breast cancer, but died during a kidney transplant (died at age 69; see [[114]]).
- June Bronhill, Australian opera singer; survived breast cancer and died from Alzheimer's Disease (died at age 75; see [[115]]).
- Fanny Burney, English novelist; survived breast cancer (died at age 88; see [[116]]).
- Julia Child, famous American TV cook, known as The French Chef; survived breast cancer and died of natural causes; (died at age 91; see [[117]]).
- Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress; survived breast cancer in 1972, died from lung cancer in 2005; (died at age 83; see [[118]]).
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American writer; suffering from inoperable breast cancer, she committed suicide by inhaling chloroform; (died at age 75; see [[119]]).
- Paulette Goddard, American actress; "apparently" survived breast cancer, but died following a short battle with emphysema in Switzerland (died at age 79; see [[120]]).
- Ruth Mosko Handler, American creator of Barbie and "Nearly Me" prosthetics; she survived breast cancer in the 1970s but died following colon cancer surgery (died at age 85; see [[121]]).
- Myrna Loy, American actress, had a double mastectomy, but "apparently" survived breast cancer; died during surgery for undisclosed causes; (died at age 88; (see [[122]]).
- Anna Moffo, Italian-American singer and operatic soprano who died from a stroke after grappling with complications of breast cancer for a decade (died aged 73 or 75; see [[123]]).
- Alla Nazimova, Russian-born American stage and film actress who survived breast cancer but died due to a coronary thrombosis in 1945; (died at age 66; see [[124]]).
- Minnie Pearl, born Sarah Ophelia Colley, American Grand Ole Opry star, country comic, singer & philanthropist who survived breast cancer but died in 1996 of complications from a stroke (died at age 83; see [[125]]).
- Mary Roberts Rinehart, American writer; apparently survived breast cancer; (died at age 82; see [[126]]).
- Susan Sontag, American author, initially diagnosed with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, but died of a form of leukemia traceable to the massive doses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy she had received decades earlier for her breast cancer; she was also diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer shortly before her death, which, however, did not appear to play any role in her demise (died at age 71; (see [[127]]).
Breast cancer current battlers/survivors to date
- Elizabeth Agassi, mother of American tennis champion Andre Agassi (see [[128]]).
- Tami Agassi, author and sister of American tennis champion Andre Agassi (see [[129]]).
- Anastacia, American popular singer (see [130]).
- Dame Eileen Atkins, esteemed British actress (see [[131]]).
- Carol Martineau Baldwin, mother of American actors Daniel, Stephen, William, and Alec Baldwin, and foundress of the "Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook" (see [[132]]).
- Kaye Ballard, American actress (see [[133]]).
- Brigitte Bardot, former French actress and current animal rights activist (see [[134]]).
- Allyce Beasley, American TV/comedic actress (see [[135]]).
- Shirley Temple Black, famous Oscar-winning American former child star & former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia (see [[136]]).
- Raelene Boyle, Australian athlete (see [[137]]).
- Eileen Brennan, American actress (see [[138]]).
- Nancy Brinker, American founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation (see [[139]]).
- Edward Brooke, African-American former U.S. Senator (see [[140]]).
- Edna Campbell, African-American professional basketball star (see [[141]]).
- Robin Carnahan, American politician, Missouri Secretary of State (see [[142]]).
- Diahann Carroll, African-American actress, singer (see [[143]]).
- Beth Nielsen Chapman, American singer-songwriter (see [[144]]).
- Sheryl Crow, American singer/musician, who, as of February 24, 2006, is being treated for breast cancer (see [[145]]).
- Fran Dalessandro, affiliated with the May Company; left the company when she was diagnosed with breast cancer (see [[146]])
- Diana Douglas Darrid, British-American actress; ex-wife of Kirk Douglas; mother of Michael Douglas (see [[147]]).
- Ruby Dee, African-American actress (see [[148]]).
- Betty DeGeneres, American author and mother of American actress and TV host Ellen DeGeneres (see [[149]]).
- Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress and singer (see [[150]]).
- Elizabeth Anania Edwards, American lawyer; wife of John Edwards (former U.S. Senator from North Carolina; see [[151]]).
- Julie Ege, Norwegian actress (see [[152]]).
- Barbara Ehrenreich, American author/ethicist (see [[153]]).
- Jill Eikenberry, American actress and wife of American actor Michael Tucker (see [[154]]).
- Linda Ellerbee, American TV journalist (see [[155]]).
- Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (see [[156]]).
- Melissa Etheridge, American singer and prominent lesbian (see [[157]]).
- Edie Falco, American stage and TV actress (see [[158]]).
- Peggy Fleming, American Olympic champion figure skater (see [[159]]).
- Betty Ford, former U.S. First Lady (see [[160]]).
- Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (see [[161]]).
- Maria Friedman, British actress (see [[162]]).
- France Gall, French singer and wife of late French composer Michel Berger (see [[163]]).
- Christine Gregoire, American politician; current Governor of Washington State (see [[164]]).
- Nanci Griffith, American singer/songwriter (see [[165]]).
- Shelly Hamlin, American professional golfer (see [[166]]).
- Sheila Hancock, British actress and wife of the late British actor John Thaw (see [[167]], [[168]]).
- Julie Harris, legendary American stage actress (see [[169]]).
- Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota politician and lawyer (see [[170]])
- Lydia Clarke Heston, former actress; wife of American actor Charlton Heston (see [[171]]).
- Darby Hickson, graphics designer; second Mrs. Karl Rove (see [[172]]).
- Amy Hughes, mother of American Olympic champion figure skaters Sarah Hughes and Emily Hughes (see [[173]]).
- Laura Ingraham, American radio host/pundit (see [[174]]).
- Molly Ivins, American journalist and author diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (see [[175]]).
- Kate Jackson, American actress (see [[176]]).
- Ann Jillian, American actress, entertainer (see [[177]]).
- Jennifer Jones, American Oscar-winning star actress (see [[178]]).
- Susan Ryan Jordan, estranged mother of Meg Ryan; Jordan is a 27-year survivor (see [[179]]).
- Janelle Kidman, mother of Australian actress Nicole Kidman (see [[180]]).
- Barbara Krueger, mother of American TV personality Kandace Krueger (see [[181]]).
- Sondra Locke, American actress (see [[182]]).
- Adamari López, Puerto Rican actress; diagnosed in April, 2005 (see [[183]]).
- Rue McClanahan, American TV/stage actress (see [[184]]).
- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer, actress (see [[185]]).
- Shelley Morrison, American actress; also battled lung cancer (see [[186]]).
- Sharon Murphy, mother of American actress Brittany Murphy (see [[187]] and [[188]]).
- Janet Napolitano, American politician, Governor of Arizona (see [[189]]).
- Kitten Natividad, Mexican actress, (see [[190]]).
- Jocelyn Newman, former Senator from the Australian Parliament for Tasmania; treated successfully (see [[191]]).
- Phyllis Newman, American TV and Broadway actress/singer; widow of American playwright Adolph Green (see [[192]]).
- Olivia Newton-John, UK/Australian singer/actress (see [[193]]).
- Jerri Nielsen, American physician who famously treated herself for breast cancer while stuck in the South Pole after discovering a lump on her breast (see [[194]]).
- Cynthia Nixon, American stage and TV actress (see [[195]]).
- Sandra Day O'Connor, first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice (see [[196]]).
- Siobhan O'Hanlon, former PIRA terrorist and Sinn Féin activist/politician (see [[197]]).
- Aimee Osbourne, UK-born daughter of British musician Ozzy Osbourne; treated surgically in the UK (see [[198]]).
- Nancy Priddy, mother of American actress Christina Applegate (see [[199]]).
- Nancy Reagan, former U.S. First Lady (see [[200]]).
- Lynn Redgrave, British/American actress (see [[201]]).
- M. Jodi Rell, American politician, Governor of Connecticut (2004); see [[202]]).
- Kathleen Reynolds, wife of former Irish taoiseach, Albert Reynolds (see [[203]]).
- Wendy Richard, British actress (see [[204]]).
- Cokie Roberts, American journalist (see [[205]]).
- Dede Robertson, wife of American Christian evangelist Pat Robertson (see [[206]]).
- Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller aka Happy Rockefeller, American socialite and wife of the late former N.Y. Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (see [[207]]).
- Betty Rollin, American author, retired TV correspondent (see [[208]]).
- Richard Roundtree, male African-American actor (see [[209]]).
- Lynn Sherr, American writer and TV correspondent for ABC News (see [[210]]).
- Claire Shulman, former Borough President of Queens, New York City (see [211]).
- Soraya, American-Colombian-Lebanese singer/songwriter (see [[212]]).
- Jean Simmons, British-born U.S. actress (see [[213]]).
- Carly Simon, American singer (see [[214]]).
- Jaclyn Smith, American actress, businesswoman (see [[215]]).
- Brett Somers, Canadian-born U.S. actress, TV personality -- open to dispute as the actress has denied she had cancer
- Suzanne Somers, American actress (see [[216]]).
- Stephanie Spielman, wife of American NFL linebacker Chris Spielman (see [[217]]).
- Janet Stark, mother of American former tennis champion Jonathan Stark (see [[218]]).
- Koo Stark, American soft-porn actress who had a controversial relationship with Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom (see [[219]]).
- Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist; stepmother of British actor Christian Bale (see [[220]]).
- Lynne Stewart, controversial activist/American lawyer (see [221]).
- Gloria Stuart, legendary American actress (see [[222]]).
- Sarah Susanka, English architect and author (see [[223]]).
- Linda Tripp, former American Government employee and Monica Lewinsky's former confidant (see [[224]]).
- Ann Veneman, former head of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (see [[225]]).
- Suzyn Waldman, American sports commentator (see [[226]]).
- Marcia Wallace, American comedic actress (see [[227]]).