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Actress Christina Applegate, diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36 in April 2008, is an example. Applegate first underwent a lumpectomy, but after learning that she had the BRCA genetic mutation (aka the  breast cancer gene ), she opted for a double mastectomy. D Dipasupil/Getty Images Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow may be best known for her music, but she also has used her celebrity status as a breast cancer survivor to help raise awareness about the importance of early detection. 2  In 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment.
July 16, 1991. Bert Convy, actor and game show host, died yesterday at his home in Brentwood, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 57. Mr. Convy was diagnosed as having a brain tumor in April 1990, when he was admitted to Cedars Sinai Medical Center after collapsing while visiting his mother at the hospital. He most recently was host of Win, Lose or Draw..