By Vanessa Rodriguez
Actor Michael Douglas has just announced that "the tumor is gone".
The cancer death rate is decreasing around the world. According to a recent study, involving 34 European countries, fatality in 25 classes of tumors has reduced by 9% for men and 8% for women. The diagnosis of a tumor is no longer equivalent to an unavoidable death sentence.
There are many cases of celebrities who have recently overcome cancer through medicine, surgery and above all, prevention.
Back in 2003, at age 60, Robert De Niro learned he had prostate cancer thanks to a routine screening and found his cure through medication and surgical intervention.
Also, former New York mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, went through the same thing and was forced to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate.
A similar drama was lived by former South African President Nelson Mandela, British actor Roger Moore (one of the many faces of James Bond) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others.
All of them have been cured.
But perhaps the most striking case is that of seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, who at age 25, faced much tougher competition against a tumor in the testes.
Even a formidable opponent such as pancreatic cancer has had its fair share of losses to treatment, as was the case with creator and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue is another celebrity cured of cancer, in this case, of the breast. Her colleague Sheryl Crow, is also a survivor.
Rod Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1999 and took nine months to recover his voice after he underwent surgery in 2000.
Fran Drescher, best known for her role in The Nanny, developed a malignant tumor in her uterus in 2000. Early diagnosis and emergency hysterectomy saved her from death.
U.S. Senator John Kerry, knew he was cured of prostate cancer (diagnosed a year earlier) when he was in the middle of the 2004 presidential campaign. He lost that election but won his most important personal battle.
Also Olivia Newton-John, star of the film Grease, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Today she is dedicated to spreading awareness about the disease.
In November 2004, the Spanish singer Joan Manuel Serrat was successfully operated for bladder cancer.
Recently, after several sessions of chemotherapy, doctors of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo announced a complete remission of his lymphoma.
While medicine is constantly advancing, routine checks are essential. Robert De Niro said that when he was 40, his father had been diagnosed with cancer, and since then, he was subject to periodic screening. Because of this, doctors were able to detect the cancer that affected him two decades later. Early detection increases your chance of cure. And two years later he is able to say: "I'm fine and I was very lucky because we discovered it in time".
Actor Michael Douglas has just announced that "the tumor is gone".
The cancer death rate is decreasing around the world. According to a recent study, involving 34 European countries, fatality in 25 classes of tumors has reduced by 9% for men and 8% for women. The diagnosis of a tumor is no longer equivalent to an unavoidable death sentence.
There are many cases of celebrities who have recently overcome cancer through medicine, surgery and above all, prevention.
Back in 2003, at age 60, Robert De Niro learned he had prostate cancer thanks to a routine screening and found his cure through medication and surgical intervention.
Also, former New York mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, went through the same thing and was forced to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate.
A similar drama was lived by former South African President Nelson Mandela, British actor Roger Moore (one of the many faces of James Bond) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others.
All of them have been cured.
But perhaps the most striking case is that of seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, who at age 25, faced much tougher competition against a tumor in the testes.
Even a formidable opponent such as pancreatic cancer has had its fair share of losses to treatment, as was the case with creator and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue is another celebrity cured of cancer, in this case, of the breast. Her colleague Sheryl Crow, is also a survivor.
Rod Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1999 and took nine months to recover his voice after he underwent surgery in 2000.
Fran Drescher, best known for her role in The Nanny, developed a malignant tumor in her uterus in 2000. Early diagnosis and emergency hysterectomy saved her from death.
U.S. Senator John Kerry, knew he was cured of prostate cancer (diagnosed a year earlier) when he was in the middle of the 2004 presidential campaign. He lost that election but won his most important personal battle.
Also Olivia Newton-John, star of the film Grease, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. Today she is dedicated to spreading awareness about the disease.
In November 2004, the Spanish singer Joan Manuel Serrat was successfully operated for bladder cancer.
Recently, after several sessions of chemotherapy, doctors of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo announced a complete remission of his lymphoma.
While medicine is constantly advancing, routine checks are essential. Robert De Niro said that when he was 40, his father had been diagnosed with cancer, and since then, he was subject to periodic screening. Because of this, doctors were able to detect the cancer that affected him two decades later. Early detection increases your chance of cure. And two years later he is able to say: "I'm fine and I was very lucky because we discovered it in time".
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