Danielle Cinone

2 weeks ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth, passed away from a rare type of head and neck cancer called nasopharyngeal carcinoma on August 16, 1948—and aside from his impressive pitching career, many don’t know that he played an influential role in the study of cancer treatments. Ruth took part in one of the first chemotherapy clinical trials, taking the drug teropterin (a precursor to methotrexate, a chemotherapy drug still used today).

4 weeks ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Elton John is now 78— and in honor of turning another year older, the British singer and pianist is taking time to reflect on how thankful he is for his loved ones and his own mortality, especially after beating prostate cancer. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017 and treated it with surgery. For men with earlier stage stage prostate cancer, there are a number of options and respected urologists can sometimes offer very different opinions for treatment.

1 month ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Canadian-American retired professional wrestler Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, is raising awareness for men’s health and encouraging others to get tested for prostate cancer more than a decade after he was diagnosed with the disease. The WWE Hall-of-Famer, 67, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013. After active surveillance, his PSA levels in 2015 prompted him to schedule surgery to remove his prostate in February 2016. He has since been declared cancer-free.

1 month ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Actress Olivia Munn appeared at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, confidently wearing a lavish black velvet and satin green satin dress, following her recent battle with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer. The 44-year-old “X-Men: Apocalypse” star had both her breasts removed, a hysterectomy, removing her uterus, as well as surgeries to remove her fallopian tubes and ovaries.

1 month ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Soap opera actor Colin Egglesfield, 52, is now “cancer-free” for the third time and celebrating by praising his doctor for saving his life. He’s also encouraging others to “be brave enough to ask for help” when seeking support throughout a health journey. Coping with a diagnosis or some other stressor in your life can be an emotional experience that affects your mental health.