Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer. Osbourne told Hello! magazine that "I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me." The 60-year-old "America's Got Talent" judge, who had colon cancer a decade ago, said that without the surgery, "the odds are not in my favor."
Actress Christina Applegate underwent a double mastectomy after doctors found cancerous lumps in one of her breasts in July 2008.
Sheryl Crow battled breast cancer in 2006.
Singer Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005
Robert De Niro was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003.
Singer Olivia Newton John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996.
TV personality Suzanne Somers was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram in 2000.
Singer Rod Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1999.
Actress Cybill Shepherd was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2002.
Actress Cynthia Nixon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006.
Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996 and it had spread to his brain and lungs.
Musician Melissa Etheridge fought breast cancer in 2004.
Actress Kathy Bates had a private battle with ovarian cancer in 2003.