It's been 14 years since the year-old singer was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer, and she says early detection played such a large role in her battle with the disease.
Crow said she even considered canceling the appointment because she had a lot going on and didn't think it was "necessary" at the time. After getting her diagnosis, she took action immediately. The singer had a lumpectomy and went through 33 radiation treatments over the course of 7 weeks. Incidence rates show that 1 in 8 women in the U. It's also the second most common type of cancer for women in the U. The bombshell came last May for pop star Kylie Minogue, Singer Anastacia was diagnosed when she was 29 and is lobbying for insurance companies to pay for mammograms in younger women.
Olivia Newton-John got breast cancer when she was She had a radical modified mastectomy and has been cancer-free for 14 years. We get kind of used to it," said Susan Love of the Dr.
Susan Love Research Foundation. But celebrities like Etheridge and Crow could raise the level of awareness about breast cancer, which is particularly important considering how many women are afflicted by the disease, Love said. When Love began practicing, she said that one in 10 women was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, that statistic is one in seven. In October , Crow used People. Like many celebrities, actress Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City fame chose not to reveal her breast cancer diagnosis until after the fact.
Diagnosed in , she had a lumpectomy and then six and a half weeks of radiation therapy , she told Good Morning America. Nixon, whose mother is also a breast cancer survivor, stated that knowing her personal risk "made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own diagnosis. Komen organization to help educate women around the world about breast cancer. Singer Olivia Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in after a self-examination, which led her to her doctor for further testing.
As Newton-John told Everyday Health, "I wasn't feeling right, and I had found lumps before, but this time, it just felt different. This is the very reason I am now such a big supporter of monthly breast self-exams.
After the cancer returned in , Newton-John received hormone treatment that sent it into remission again; however, she is now facing cancer for a third time, as it metastasized to her bones in Many breast cancer survivors take up the cause, and musician Carly Simon is no exception. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in and undergoing treatment including chemotherapy , she said she hoped for more research into the disease.
As Simon told CNN. Actress Jaclyn Smith's breast cancer was found through her yearly mammogram and led to a lumpectomy and radiation in One piece of advice she shared with CNN. Although her husband, a doctor himself, was a great source of strength and support , Smith noted, "One of the most important things you can do is remember the power of girlfriends.
Girlfriends saved my day. Actress Rita Wilson told People magazine in April that she had had a double mastectomy following a diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma. However, as she told The New York Times , when an early test came back negative — but something still did not feel right to her — she demanded a second opinion, and only then was the cancer was discovered. Wilson did not need chemotherapy or radiation following her mastectomies, and she subsequently had reconstructive surgery.
According to V. Celebrity chef Sandra Lee announced in May that she had been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS at age 48 following a routine screening mammogram. Preventive Services Task Force. Lee experienced complications following her mastectomies and required a second surgery to treat an infection.
A biopsy determined she had early-stage DCIS, a form of breast cancer that starts in the milk ducts. Now 57, Crow says her ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS diagnosis taught her a lot, and has even shaped the way she practices self-care today—particularly about putting her own health first, and finding a community that champions that.
Because of that, Crow says women who have been through a breast cancer diagnosis, or who are currently battling breast cancer, must learn "how to put on their oxygen mask first before putting it on anyone else.
Luckily, Crow found a community of women sharing her struggles to help teach her those lessons and propel her forward.
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