This list of celebrities who survived cancer is ranked by fame and popularity. Cancer is the term for a class of diseases in which tumors develop in an individual's body. Several famous actors, actresses, musicians, and athletes have battled cancer and survived. One famous comedian even documented his treatment for a television special.
Hugh Jackman is one of, sadly, many celebrities who have had cancer. Jackman underwent two surgeries to remove skin cancer from his nose and the X-Men actor thinks that he will need many more. He says, "I'm realistic about the future and it's more than likely that I'll have at least one more but probably many more, which is not uncommon for an Aussie particularly from English stock growing up in Australia where I don't remember ever being told to put sunscreen on."
Wanda Sykes is a breast cancer survivor. She told Ellen DeGeneres that she was hesitant to announce that she had cancer. "I was like I don't know, should I talk about it or what. How many things could I have? I'm black, then lesbian. I can't be the poster child for everything," Sykes said.
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Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is a survivor of testicular cancer. He said, "To continue believing in yourself, believing in the doctors, believing in the treatment, believing in whatever I chose to believe in, that was the most important thing, I decided. It had to be."
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates is a two-time cancer survivor, having beaten ovarian cancer in 2003 and breast cancer in 2012.
Michael C. Hall
"Dexter" actor Michael C. Hall is a survivor of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Mr. T
In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma. He underwent treatment and made it through.
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. She underwent treatment and is now an advocate for cancer research.
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro is a prostate cancer survivor.
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart is a survivor of thyroid cancer.
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne documented her 2002 struggle with colon cancer on her MTV reality show "The Osbournes."
Sheryl Crow
"Soak Up the Sun" singer Sheryl Crow is a breast cancer survivor.
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman has undergone two surgeries to remove skin cancer from his nose and the X-Men actor thinks that he will need many more. He says, "I'm realistic about the future and it's more than likely that I'll have at least one more but probably many more, which is not uncommon for an Aussie, particularly from English stock growing up in Australia where I don't remember ever being told to put sunscreen on."