Stand Up To Cancer

Dixie Carter

Carter, one of the stars of the sitcom "Designing Women," passed away from complications of endometrial cancer at the age of 70 on Saturday. After "Designing Women" ended, Carter went on to success as a cabaret singer and split her time between Beverly Hills and McLemoresville, Tennessee. As this NY Times article puts it, in her role as Julia Sugerbaker, Carter "gave strong, opinionated Southern women a good name."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/arts/television/12carter.html?src=me

Maura Tierney

Tierney, the 45-year-old actress best known for her role on "ER," is returning to television after battling breast cancer. She dropped out of the series "Parenthood" last summer after learning she had the disease, and will now resume her guest role as Denis Leary's love interest on "Rescue Me." She "has finished treatment and is doing very well and is happy to move forward with the next phase of her life," said her spokeswoman.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100407/ap_en_tv/us_tv_maura_tierney

Charles Florsheim

Florsheim, a two-time cancer survivor who faced prostate cancer in 2008 and lung cancer in 2009, is a consumer reviewer for the Lung Cancer Research Program, a federal initiative that debuted last year. He helped the program's physician panel award a $20 million grant to build a tissue repository, giving his input as a fomer patient and survivor. "If I could prevent one person from going through what I went through, whatever I'm doing is worth it," he said of the experience.
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12337

Tim Fletcher

Fletcher was diagnosed with penile cancer at the age of 38; now he hopes to raise awareness of the disease, often thought of as a taboo topic, and the impact it can have on men. Fletcher says talking openly about the disease helped him get through the treatment, which included a partial penectomy and, now, reconstructive surgery. "Life is for living," he says. "And I've just tried to carry on as much like normal as I can. Some people will read this and think I am unlucky, but I don't feel like that. I'm currently in the clear from cancer, I've not had to go through chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and I'm looking forward to a new chapter in my life. I haven't let cancer win."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/penile-cancer-a-taboo-im-just-glad-to-be-alive-1942837.html

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