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Ben Stiller told audiences on the Howard Stern Show that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He explained that the tumor had been growing for the past 5 years of his life, and had recently been revealed to be cancerous. He had to have his prostate removed and has been cancer-free since 2016.
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Doctors told The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo that he had a brain tumor back in 2001, after he had actually dreamt about having one! Spooky! He underwent a complicated, but thankfully successful, operation to have the tumor removed and was able to start working again shortly afterwards!
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Kylie Minogue dazzled audiences with one hit after another back in the day. In 2005, her musical career was put on hold when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery and treatment, and managed to beat the disease. The gorgeous Australian is a role model for many women, since she publicly and openly discussed her illness and how she coped with it.
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Actor Michael Douglas was diagnosed with throat cancer back in 2010. He underwent a course of intensive chemotherapy and was declared cancer-free and healthy in 2011.
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Shannen Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She has documented almost every single part of her journey from the beginning of chemotherapy all the way to the mastectomy.
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Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey's cancer was detected in late 2009. Today, "Baby" has made a complete recovery.
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In 2017, after a long and brutal fight, her test results came back negative which meant that her cancer was in remission. In February 2020, Doherty had to make another announcement. Her cancer has come back and she is now at stage four...
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Music legend Rod Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1999 and underwent surgery in 2000. After a lengthy fight, he was able to beat it and is now back to performing today!
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Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne's wife, beat colon cancer in 2002. When Sharon learned that she had an increased chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer due to a genetic mutation, she had a double mastectomy.
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American Horror Story star Kathy Bates fought and won twice against cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy in 2003 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Today, she is considered cured.
There is hardly anything worse in life than a cancer diagnosis. From the moment of diagnosis all the way up to the fight itself, cancer is extremely hard to cope with, be it physically and mentally.
The celebs in the following photos were able to successfully beat cancer and continue their acting or music careers!