Famous People Are Human
Famous People with Cancer
Below is a list of famous people with cancer. Some on the list have departed. Some of the stars and other notables with cancer are still struggling with the affliction and some have made a full recovery.
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Cancer knows no social or economic boundaries. The rich and famous are as likely to be afflicted with cancer as the general population.
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 Sheryl Crow (top) and Lance Armstrong (bottom) |
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2013, approximately 1.66 million cases of cancer will be diagnosed. And also in 2013 approximately 600,000 people are expected to die of cancer. The four major mortality groups include breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancer.
Below is a partial list that shows the stars, celebs and notables with cancer both historical and present day.
List of Famous People Who Have / Had Cancer
| Christina Applegate Lance Armstrong Desi Arnaz Kaye Ballard Anne Bancroft Brigitte Bardot Count Basie Kathy Bates Harry Belafonte Jack Benny Ingrid Bergman Shirley Temple Black Humphrey Bogart Eileen Brennan Yul Brenner Tom Brokaw William F. Buckley, Jr. Diahann Carroll Rosemary Clooney Ty Cobb Johnnie Cochran Nat King Cole Jackie Collins Chuck Connors Gary Cooper Michael Crichton Sheryl Crow Skeeter Davis Robert De Niro Bob Denver Walt Disney Bob Dole Jimmy Dorsey Fran Drescher Elizabeth Edwards Jill Eikenberry Duke Ellington Melissa Etheridge Edie Falco Farrah Fawcett Peggy Fleming Sigmund Freud Betty Ford Barbara Bel Geddes Robin Gibb Rudy Giuliani John Gotti Bette Grable Billy Graham Ulysses S. Grant Tony Gwynn Dorothy Hamill Valerie Harper George Harrison Susan Hayward Christopher Hitchens Dennis Hopper Mo Howard Hubert Humphrey Chet Huntley Jill Ireland Burl Ives Kate Jackson Peter Jennings Angelina Jolie Ann Jillian Olivia Newton John Andy Kaufman Buster Keaton Jim Kelly Joan Kennedy |
Ted Kennedy John Kerry Eartha Kitt Don Knotts Louis L’Amour Michael Landon Sondra Locke Joan Lunden Nelson Mandela Roger Maris Linda McCartney Rue McClanahan Steve McQueen John Mcvie Audrey Meadows Robert Mitchum Kylie Minoque Agnes Moorehead Edward R. Murrow Janet Napolitano Paul Newman Pat Nixon Sandra Day O’Connor Jackie Onassis Jerry Orbach Jesse Owens Arnold Palmer Bert Parks George Peppard Dr. Drew Pinsky Suzanne Pleshette June Pointer Sydney Pollack Colin Powell Vincent Price Nancy Reagan Harry Reasoner Lynn Redgrave Pee-Wee Reese William Rehnquist Ann Richards Cokie Roberts Robin Roberts Richard Roundtree Nipsey Russell Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt Charles Schulz Carly Simon Frank Sinatra Jaclyn Smith Dame Maggie Smith Tony Snow Suzanne Somers Dusty Springfield Gloria Steinem Pat Stevens Ed Sullivan Patrick Swayze Joe Torre Linda Tripp Forrest Tucker Lana Turner Garrick Utley Porter Wagoner Charlie Watts John Wayne Gene Wilder August Wilson Garo Yepremian Warren Zevon |
As you can see from the list, this disease favors no one person or group. Famous people are as likely to get cancer as you or me.
Nelson Mandela
Cancer Facts
According to the CDC, U. S. States with the Highest Incidents of Cancer – Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
According to the CDC, U. S. States with the Lowest Incidents of Cancer – Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
From Hollywood celebrities to politicians to sports heroes and other notables, cancer can strike anyone at any time. Some call cancer “The Disease of Our Age.”
External Links
American Cancer Society Facts 2013
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/document/acspc-036845.pdf
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/data/state.htm