Following on from the post about poor Jade Goody's public story about her fight with Cervical cancer, here is a list (not definitive..so if you know others, please let me know!) of celebrities that have been affected by some sort of blood cancer:
* Paul Allen - Co founder of Microsoft
* Gene Autry - Singer/Actor
* Jeremy Beadle - Gag/games show host and charity fundraiser (CLL)
* Ed Bradley - CBS News Anchor (60 Minutes)
* Michael Brecker (Leukaemia) - Jazz Saxophonist
* Robin Bush (Leukaemia, age 3) - Daughter of President George H.W. Bush
* Susan Butcher (Leukaemia) - Winner of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
* John Allan Cameron (Leukaemia, Bone Marrow Cancer) - Celtic Musician
* William Casey - CIA
* Joseph Coors - Adolph Coors Brewing Company
* John Cullen - Hockey Player
* Mark Fields - Football Player
* Andres Galarraga - Baseball Player
* Tim Garton - Swimmer
* Lynden David Hall (Hodgkin's Lymphoma) - Soul Singer
* Anthony Herrera - Actor
* King Hussein - Jordanian King
* Arte Johnson - Actor
* LeShon Johnson - Football Player
* Ray Katt - Baseball Player
* Saku Koivu - Hockey Player
* Mario Lemieux - Hockey Player
* Charles A. Lindbergh - Aviator (Spirit of St Louis)
* Joe Longthorne - Singer, Entertainer (Lymphoma)
* Jeff MacNelly - Cartoonist
* Mickey Mantle, Jr. - Baseball Player
* Roger Maris (Lung Cancer, Lymphoma) - Baseball Player
* Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Nobel Laureate
* Carrie Nye - Actress
* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) - First Lady
* Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia) - Shah of Iran
* James Myers - Composer & Co Writer of the Hit song "Rock Around the clock"
* Mala Powers - Actress
* Joey Ramone - Musician/Singer
* Steve Reeves - Athlete/Actor
* Craig Thomas - US Senator
* Paul Tsongas - US Senator
* Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) (T-Cell Lymphoma) - Actor (The A Team)
* Maisie Walters - Daughter of actress Julie Walters
* Gene Wilder - Comedian and Actor (Willy Wonka)
* Nikos Kazantzakis - Author of the book "Zorba the Greek"
*Terry Nutkins - TV presenter and Animal Expert
*Nora Ephron - Writer
If you know of any more well know people who have had or currently are fighting blood cancer,let me know ! :-)
* Joey Ramone - Musician/Singer
* Steve Reeves - Athlete/Actor
* Craig Thomas - US Senator
* Paul Tsongas - US Senator
* Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) (T-Cell Lymphoma) - Actor (The A Team)
* Maisie Walters - Daughter of actress Julie Walters
* Gene Wilder - Comedian and Actor (Willy Wonka)
* Nikos Kazantzakis - Author of the book "Zorba the Greek"
*Terry Nutkins - TV presenter and Animal Expert
*Nora Ephron - Writer
If you know of any more well know people who have had or currently are fighting blood cancer,let me know ! :-)
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