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PA Media - February 2024

Amy Dowden is a professional dancer most known for her appearances on Strictly Come Dancing (UK's version of Dancing with the Stars) as well as her current job as a coach on the television show Dare to Dance. Following a cancer diagnosis in May last year, she found herself having to balance her work with her treatment and surgery schedules.

Helia Ebrahimi - February 2024

Helia Ebrahimi is the economics correspondent for Channel 4 News in the UK and has been working through cancer treatment. Following King Charles's decision last week to continue working through treatment, she decided to share her story about her own work experience after her diagnosis.

Mark Landler - February 2024

Buckingham Palace released a statement today that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer. The specific form of cancer was not disclosed. The statement said, "During the king’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer."

Irin Carmon - January 2024

Six months ago, former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards received a diagnosis of glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Following a surgery last year, Richards is in ongoing treatment receiving twice weekly infusions as part of a clinical trial. In between, her days are filled with back-to-back meetings, phone calls and emails.

Anisa Arsenault - January 2024

CAC's executive director Rebecca V. Nellis was interviewed by verywell health recently in their Ask an Expert series discussing questions such as "When is the best time to relay a cancer diagnosis to an employer?" or "How do you go about taking time off or medical leave?"

Courtney Kube and Rebecca Shabad - January 2024

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin received a prostate cancer diagnosis last month. He underwent surgery and later he was admitted to the hospital due to complications from that surgery. A recent statement released said that his infection had cleared and “he continues to make progress and we anticipate a full recovery"

Sarah Stierch - January 2024

Rebecca Romero Beiber started her own business running a food truck called Retro Wagon along California Route 1 in 2022. She was building up a group of regular customers when she was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2023, less than 10 months after she opened the truck.

Kyler Alvord - January 2024

CNN's Sara Sidner was on assignment in Israel when she received concerning results from a mammogram. Upon her return home, a biopsy confirmed a lump she discovered had become cancerous. But she is not going to stop working. Since her diagnosis, she has not missed a single day of work, including hosting a New Years Eve special until 2am.

Jeffrey Arlo Brown - December 2023

Andreas Staier, a world-renowned pianist and harpsichordist, was diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer, in 2019. He has said his music helps calm fear over his health. "The music stays as beautiful as it is. It doesn’t change. And that is very, very consoling."

Daniel Chavkin - December 2023

Tennis legend Chris Evert announced this week she is stepping back from her work as a commentator due to a recurrence of ovarian cancer. "I will be unable to join my colleagues when ESPN makes its return to Melbourne for the Australian Open next month. But I’ll be ready for the rest of the Grand Slam season!"

Sarah Jacoby - December 2023

NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton has been noticing stomach issues for 2 years, but dismissed them as a result of constant travel for work. Her doctor discovered a polyp that turned out to be a neuroendocrine tumor.

Danielle Bacher - November 2023

Actress Shannen Doherty has a long history with cancer by now. Originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, it returned in 2019. This past June she disclosed it had spread to her brain which required surgery to remove a tumor. But she remains optimistic.

Brittany Wong - November 2023

The holiday season can be a time for joy and celebration, but it can also be a time where insensitive comments may be made, or topics brought up you don't wish to discuss. We were thrilled to see the Huffington Post discussing this very issue and sharing CAC's Swivel technique to help with your family gatherings.

Joey Flechas - November 2023

City of Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes was diagnosed with leukemia in September of this year. He has been working from home since starting treatment, originally disclosing just to his close family and staff. Last week, ahead of his reelection, he confirmed his diagnosis to the press stating, "I don’t see why such a personal thing is news."

Daniel Keane - November 2023

Mel Oliver was first diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2011 while she was still in school. "Like many bone cancer patients, I faced the insurmountable task of going back to school, which for me was fitting into an all-girls school with no shared memories, no hair, and seemingly ever-changing friendship groups.

Courtney Collen - October 2023

Lynn Roemeling has been a patient access representative at the Sanford Cancer Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 13 years. In 2020, she received a cancer diagnosis and became the patient and she went on a leave from work.

Melissa Brunner - October 2023

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. She decided to disclose her diagnosis publicly saying, "As a public figure, I did not want the gossip to be going around. I wanted to control the message."

Peter Thamel - October 2023

"You don't have to work during this stuff. I do it for therapy. The Kansas staff being so loving and caring and supportive has given me strength and given me purpose. It's been therapeutic for me to keep mind off stuff"

Alina Hauter - October 2023

The only time Real Bird wasn't beading was when she underwent treatment for breast cancer three times. Her most recent diagnosis was last November. "Every single treatment was hard...Today I feel a lot stronger. And I can, I can get back to beading...You got to stand up and keep going. I’m glad I’m back to beading"

Jessica Zucker and Sara Gaynes Levy - October 2023

Harvard Business Review posted an article Better Ways to Support a Colleague with Breast Cancer which featured data from CAC’s 2022 Harris Poll. The article included that 77% of workers with a cancer diagnosis disclosed to their managers while 63% disclosed to their coworkers, and 21% said they encountered insensitive or offensive comments

Hallie Turner - September 2023

Mark Bowen is the coroner for Richmond County, Georgia and for the last 10 months, he has been balancing treatment for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with his work for the county.

Alexis Jones - September 2023

John J. York, one of the stars of the ABC soap opera General Hospital, revealed recently that he is being treated for both myelodysplastic syndromes (or MDS) and multiple smoldering myeloma. “I’ll have to take a break [from General Hospital] for at least three, maybe four months, but I’ll be back.”

Elise Chamberlain - September 2023

Amanda Sands was a regimental medical officer in the British Army until she was medically discharged last year following a cancer diagnosis. She is now training for the Invictus Games, which she says have given her a "sense of purpose".

Vanessa Etienne - September 2023

After privately battling breast cancer for 5 years, supermodel Linda Evangelista reveals her two diagnoses to the public.

Sahil Kapur - August 2023

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise disclosed today he has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, and will continue working through treatment.

Brendan Kuty - August 2023

Legendary sports cameraman Pete Stendel chose not to disclose his prostate cancer diagnosis, nor his plans for surgery. However when faced with fluke injury on the job, he decided to use the press he received as an opportunity to raise awareness for getting a PSA check.

Shirah Matsuzawa - August 2023

Filmmaker had just finished shooting a feature film when he was diagnosed with cancer. He continued to work editing the film while undergoing chemotherapy.

Matthew Self - August 2023

Richard Linton, President of Kansas State University, announced today that he has been diagnosed with cancer. He will require daily treatments for the next few months, but plans to continue working remotely. Senior vice president and chief of staff Dr. Marshall Stewart will step in to represent K-State at events and meetings in Linton's absence.

Cancer Pathways - August 2023

CAC's Deputy Director Rachel Becker was a guest this week on Cancer Pathway's Encompassing Cancer podcast. She is interviewed by Lauren Bineau, Program Manager of Community Education at Cancer Pathways, and they cover everything from how to talk to your manager/HR, communication techniques like The Swivel, looking for work, and much more!

Zeke Palermo - August 2023

Linda Caicedo is making a big splash at the World Cup. The 18-year-old has been playing soccer professionally in Colombia since she was 14. Her career was interrupted when diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 15. She took a break from playing to undergo surgery and chemotherapy.