Legendary skater Scott Hamilton will skate on national television for the first time since surviving a brain tumor, joining fellow Olympian and cancer survivor Dorothy Hamill for an inspirational Thanksgiving Day special.
The special, entitled “Kaleidoscope,” will air on November 26 and is meant inspire viewers who may be battling cancer. Also appearing in the special [...]

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Farrah Fawcett, the beloved actress who died after a lengthy battle with cancer in June at the age of 62, has reportedly left long-time companion Ryan O’Neal out of her will.
Fawcett left $4.5 million dollars to her son, Redmond O’Neal. She also left $500,000 to nephew Greg Walls, $500,000 to father James Fawcett [...]

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A 24-year-old woman from Texas has been arrested on charges of deception after she allegedly tricked her friends into paying for her breast implants.
Trista Joy Lathern reportedly told her family and friends that she had breast cancer. She raised raised about $10,000 at a benefit, saying that she needed the money for her chemotherapy treatment. [...]

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NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been diagnosed with blood cancer.
“I have chronic myeloid leukemia,” the 62-year-old Hall-of-Famer said on Monday, announcing that he was first diagnosed almost a year ago.
The decision to go public with his disease was in hopes of helping others who may be struggling with cancer.
“My grandfather died from colorectal cancer, my [...]

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It’s been confirmed that Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.  The actor will take a break from traveling to focus on treatment.
Hopper, 73, is receiving treatment through a special program at the University of Southern California, according to his manager, Sam Maydew.  “We’re hoping for the best,” he added.
The actor was hospitalized in [...]

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WJLA, a TV station in Washington, D.C., has made the bold move to air stories featuring partially-naked females having a breast exam as part of a “breast cancer awareness” effort, but many critics argue that the station is exploiting women for gain as the reports will air during a critical ratings “sweeps” period.
On Thursday, WJLA, [...]

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Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is battling prostate cancer, according to his spokeswoman.
Lloyd Webber’s condition is still in its early stages, according to an official statement.
“Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year,” the statement said.
Lloyd Webber, 61, recently unveiled plans to debut a [...]

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Soupy Sales, the legendary pie-in-the-face comedian of the ’50s and ’60s, died on Thursday night at the age of 83.
Sales finally lost his battle with cancer at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx.
Sales, A.K.A. Milton Supman of North Carolina, was well known for his renowned children’s TV show, “Lunch with Soupy Sales.”
The “Lunch” sketches [...]

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Collin Wilcox, the actress who played a white woman who falsely accuses a black man of raping her in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and who later appeared in several TV shows and movies such as ‘Jaws 2,’ has died in her North Carolina home. She was 74 years of age.
Scott Paxton, her husband, revealed [...]

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We’ve received an update to yesterday’s story on “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.  We had reported that his cancer had returned and that, this time, it was possibly terminal.
Now, it sounds as though those reports may have been premature.
Roddy Piper’s representatives have stated that, “Hot Rod” has taken time off for health-related issues after wrapping his most [...]

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