Some of the best people to use as models for the fight
against ovarian cancer are people, friends, or family members that you know
personally. Because the disease touches your heart through these people, you’re
more likely to advocate for research and a cure.
However, if those people aren’t available, then most of us
turn toward celebrities in order to live vicariously through them. So what
happens when one of our favorite celebrities is diagnosed with cancer? We feel
like the disease has touched our lives as well. These people become figureheads
for the fight against the disease, and we cheer for their survival. Most of the
time, they don’t survive because ovarian cancer is often discovered in a late
stage. However, as you can tell from the list below, many women were able to
live long and fulfilling lives. Take a look at this sampling, and check out the
link at the bottom for a much more extensive list.
- Evelyn Ankers, American film actress (died at age 67)
- Eileen Barton, Brooklyn-born American singer (died at age 81)
- Kathy Bates, Oscar-winning American actress, surviving; later treated for breast cancer
- Laurie Beechman, American actress/singer (died at age 44)
- Marcheline Bertrand, American film actress; mother of Angelina Jolie and James Haven (died at age 56)
- Carol Bly, American short-story writer/essayist (died at age 77)
- Diem Brown, Reality TV star (MTV's The Real World and Road Rules, as well as MTV's documentary of her experience with the disease), surviving
- Dorothy Brunson, American businesswoman; first African American woman to own radio and television stations (died at age 72)
- Pam Brown, American politician (died at age 58)
- Carol Channing, American stage and musical comedy actress, surviving
- Maureen Connolly, tennis great; first woman to win four grand slam titles in one year (died age 34)
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