Stand Up To Cancer

Patricia Neal
Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress Patricia Neal has died at the age of 84 after a battle with lung cancer. Neal was best known for winning an Oscar for her role in Hud, alongside Paul Newman. Her daughter Ophelia Dahl told the Los Angeles Times, "The thing about my mother, it would seem she was really able to make the most of when times were good, and she'd find things to be positive about." Movie historian Richard Schickel said, "There was a directness and honesty to her approach to acting that was kind of inspiring. As a young actress, she had kind of a quiet ferocity. She was a woman of great quality and emotionally very truthful."
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-patricia-neal-20100810,0,5106158.story

Jay Larkin
Former head of Showtime's boxing franchise, Jay Larkin died on August 9 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 59. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend, Jay Larkin," said Ken Hershman, executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports. "His remarkable enthusiasm, his insatiable zeal for life and esprit de corps that he left behind at [Showtime Sports] will always be with us..." Larkin is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their teenage sons, Ryan and Gabriel.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5449694

Sean Swarner
35-year-old cancer survivor Sean Swarner just returned from Africa where he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the fourth time. "I cry every time," said Swarner. "It's not an easy mountain." At the age of 13, Swarner was diagnosed with Advanced Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma and was given only months to live. He fought back, and at the age of 16, was in remission. However, soon after, Swarner was diagnosed with another type of cancer - Askin's Sarcoma - and given just two weeks to live. Amazingly, he beat that cancer as well. "No matter what obstacle is in your life, always keep moving forward, always keep moving up, and always keep climbing," he said.
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-cancer-climb-txt,0,4271296.story

President Fernando Lugo
Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay and former Roman Catholic bishop, is currently battling lymphatic cancer. Recently, doctors have discovered additional tumors around his diaphragm. Lugo will need to undergo six chemotherapy sessions over the course of 18 weeks. "It's more advanced ... but 80 percent of the time these types of lymphomas are in advanced stages," said Alfredo Boccia, one of Lugo's doctors. Communications Minister Augusto Dos Santos said that Lugo was "very optimistic" about his prospects to beat cancer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67859520100809