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Eileen Finan - October 2025

CNN News Central cohost Sara Sidner was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2023. She continued to work through treatment while undergoing months of chemo, a double mastectomy and radiation therapy. “I was trying to prove to the cancer cells that they were not going to beat me. It was like, ‘I’m going to show you what I’m capable of”

Gillian Telling - September 2025

Comedian Jeff Ross had a few weeks off between jobs and made various health appointments he put off while on the road touring. He had put off having a colonoscopy for ten years but thanks to a friend encouraging him, at age 60 he booked his first colonoscopy which led to a stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis.

Joy Swearingen - September 2025

Regan Pflasterer was diagnosed with cancer after discovering a seven centimeter cystic solid lesion on her brain. She took time off of work while she underwent radiation and chemotherapy. After six months, she returned to work, in a slightly different role

CornishStuff - September 2025

Katie-Marie Martin was diagnosed with sacral chordoma, a type of spinal sarcoma cancer. She started experiencing back pain and thought it was a slipped disc, something not uncommon for a professional dancer. However an MRI revealed a tumor on her spine. She received proton beam therapy which shrunk the tumor to a third of its original size.

Hannah Cottrell - September 2025

Matt Riddleston had spent 32 years working as a cancer nurse when he received his prostate cancer diagnosis. He initially brushed his symptoms aside and chalked it up to being tired. "Nurses, healthcare professionals, we think we’re immune to everything that we treat our patients for, so I didn’t even think of cancer at first."

Cara Lynn Shultz - August 2025

Katherine LaNasa, star of the tv show 'The Pitt' was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2023. In an exclusive done by ExtraTV, Katherine said she was inspired by the nurses who cared for her during treatment to bring authenticity to her role as nurse Dana.

Mary C. Dillon - August 2025

Holly Thornton was in her junior year of college when she was diagnosed with cancer. "Not only did I not want to give up on my dream of becoming a nurse, I didn’t want to lose my close-knit cohort of friends that had gotten me through all of the trials of school thus far. I also felt like I needed something besides cancer to focus on."

Dave Elias - August 2025

Former Boston Red Sox player and current Lee County Commissioner has been diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer. "As part of my recovery and to protect my immune system, I've been working from home and participating in board meetings via Zoom and over the phone," Greenwell said.

Pat Graham - July 2025

Deion Sanders disclosed he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer. Following surgery, his oncologists gave him a good prognosis and he plans to continue coaching for the Colorado Buffaloes this coming season. He missed a few training camps this summer while he recovered, but posted last week on social media, "Back and Feeling Great!"

Anne Pasajol - July 2025

Radio host Nicole Hyala was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and updated her fans last week following a surgery to remove a thyroid gland. Her first words when she woke up were "Mic check."

Yasmin Gagne - July 2025

Fast Company editor Jon Gluck was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and given 18 months to live. Twenty years later, he has found that work helps him put things in perspective and provide a welcome distraction from his diagnosis and treatment.

Liam De Brun - July 2025

British actor Heather Peace has been on the popular BBC soap EastEnders since 2021 and recently disclosed her breast cancer diagnosis. She underwent surgery during a Christmas break from filming and concluded chemotherapy last month. The producers of the show told her she could take time off, but she was determined to wrap up an important storyline

Peter Currier - July 2025

Patti Laurent was pursuing an MBA while caring for an aging parent and working full-time. She was diagnosed with cancer last year, and was able to navigate treatment amongst her already busy schedule and graduate with her MBA this past May.

Alice Kavanagh - June 2025

Lizzie Banbury is a teacher who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer last year. She took four months off of work for treatment but is now back. She lost her hair during treatment and wears multicolored wigs each day saying, "My wigs have raised awareness for the children at my school"

Shaanth Nanguneri - June 2025

Oregon State Representative Hòa Nguyễn returned to the Oregon House on Friday for the first time since she announced her cancer diagnosis in February. "I think it’s the community, it’s all of you here and the support that really, really pushed me through," she said.

Scott Stump - June 2025

ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Jay Harris has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has surgery scheduled on June 10. He hopes to return to work after surgery and bring awareness to the illness. "My goal in sharing this is to join the many others who also want to normalize this conversation and hopefully provide a bit of guidance and preparation"

Ingrid Vasquez - June 2025

Grammy nominated singer Jessie J has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her cancer was discovered earlier this year but is talking publicly this week saying, "I'm not processing it because I'm working so hard. I also know how much sharing in the past has helped me with other people giving me their love and support and also their own stories."

Ginger Blackmon - May 2025

CAC's Executive Director Rebecca V. Nellis spoke with the NCODA (Network for Collaborative Oncology Development & Advancement) podcast. They discuss CAC's mission, current work trends, how healthcare providers can offer workplace support for their patients and an overview of CAC's free services.

Jon Alba - May 2025

Jim Ross, better known as the “Voice of Wrestling,” is a WWE Hall of Famer, New York Times bestselling author, and former wrestling commentator. He revealed earlier this month that he’s been diagnosed with colon cancer, just four years after beating skin cancer. He shared the news on X with trademark grit.

Elizabeth Casolo - May 2025

Alex George was working at a local TV news station when she was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. While in treatment she was fired from that job but was able to then follow a passion of hers creating baking content online.

The Sun - May 2025

Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2013, forcing him to temporarily step away from football. After undergoing treatment and making a full recovery, he returned to the pitch with renewed purpose, eventually earning a place in Italy’s Euro winning team and becoming a key figure in Inter’s defense.

Alex Mitchell - May 2025

Sean Wachter was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma that had become a malignant brain tumor. Following the conclusion of his treatment, he decided to organize a charity match raising money for the pediatric cancer patients, appearing himself under the name The Cancer Fighter. He was approached with an opportunity from the WWE to appear at MSG

Maren Angus-Coombs - April 2025

Mike Larabee is the head coach of the FIU softball team, and was diagnosed last year with myelofibrosis. His treatment, which included a bone marrow transplant, has kept him away from the field this whole season, but last week he was cleared by his doctors to visit his team.

Tom Rose - April 2025

Selma Fernandes was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2022 when her son was just 7 months old. After some time off for surgery and treatment she got tired of sitting around and sought work. Following a few jobs that were "too tough" on her physically she found a job as a healthcare assistant in a hospital.

Eleanor Fleming - April 2025

Alice Bolton is a British doctor who was working abroad in an Australian emergency room. While training for a half marathon and regularly running 20km, she suddenly found it hard to get through 5km and noticed swelling in her lymph nodes and bruising on her legs which turned out to be an aggressive for of blood cancer.

David Bruce - March 2025

Dale Bildhauer was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent surgery followed by five weeks of radiation and five months of chemotherapy. The treatments shrunk the tumor which was removed in a second surgery. He continued to work through treatment as a live-in custodian at Gannon University when he felt strong enough.

Alana Anderson - March 2025

Chris Stark, one of the hosts of The Capital FM Breakfast Show in the UK returned to work this week following a testicular cancer diagnosis. While initially he chose not to disclose publicly or to his co-workers, he spoke on air about having surgery while he was out of work as well as chemotherapy to reduce the likelihood of the cancer returning.

Vanessa Etienne - March 2025

Actress Lyndie Greenwood revealed she has been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. She received the call from her doctor while she was in the middle of filming a movie in Canada. Making the decision to stay and finish the film she described as "one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my life."

Amanda Goh - March 2025

After going through cancer treatment, Low Seow Yee realized she did not want to return to her job and instead opened a laundromat with her husband.

Kate Selig - February 2025

Dr. Bryant Lin is a clinical professor at Stanford University and a primary care physician. When he was himself diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, he decided to use it in his work. He continued practicing medicine and created a course called "From Diagnosis to Dialogue: A Doctor’s Real-Time Battle With Cancer".