Stand Up To Cancer

Kylie Minogue
In May of 2005, Australian pop star Kylie Mingoue was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, and has been in remission since 2006. This July, she will release her new album, Aphrodite, and has plans to tour in 2011. "...I'm being positive and thinking at the start of next year I'll be celebrating," says Minogue. "That's the first big mark."
http://www.thesurvivorsclub.org/news-and-articles/breast-cancer-survivor-kylie-minogue-prepares-for-new-album_404.html

George Karl
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl has returned to basketball for pre-draft workouts after undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. Several years ago he beat prostate cancer, and after his throat cancer diagnosis six months ago, he is now in remission. "Energy is good," said Karl. "Draft has got me excited, the team has got me excited. Time to get better."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5312042

Sister Rita Jarrell
In 1982, Sister Rita Jarrell beat breast cancer, later overcame three types of skin cancer, and was recently successfully treated for colon cancer. An active volunteer with the American Cancer Society, Jarrell hopes to inspire others. "I feel one of the reasons I'm here is to help people deal with cancer," she says. "People have the right to a full life... and I really want everyone to have that chance."
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20106200315

Josh Hendrix
At the age of 25, Hendrix was the youngest male in the United States to be diagnosed with breast cancer. After his disease progressed to stage four, he and his wife were told that they were unable to have more children. But for the second time, Hendrix successfully beat the disease and is now cancer free. On June18, his wife gave birth to their fourth child, his first son.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=204585&catid=9

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