FameCrawler : ovarian cancer

Christina Applegate Needs To Have A Baby Soon

trix — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Christina Applegate needs to get on the ball if she plans on having kids, at least those are her doctors orders.

Christina was told by her doctors that if she wants to have kids, she needs to do it in the next couple of years. Why? She tested positive for a gene that increases the chances of ovarian cancer.

Poor Christina, she's had a rough go lately. She told TV Guide magazine, "They (doctors) suggest you kind of get on it before you're a certain age so that they can remove your ovaries.
"That definitely makes a big difference in my timetable.
"Everything has to be a process, though. It'll happen. It's just not gonna happen right now."

We hope that it works out for her and she has no more trouble with cancer. No one deserves the heartache that it brings.

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Jennifer Garner Stands Up To Cancer

Karl Erikson — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:03:00 GMT

The stars showed up in force Friday night for the multi-network special "Stand Up To Cancer." The celebrity-studded fundraiser was all about raising awareness and money for cancer research. We've all lost someone we know to cancer. I made a donation in memory of my grandmother and stepfather. And while I was a tad disappointed that I didn't get to talk to Jennifer Garner and her baby bump on the phone bank, I suppose the bigger picture prevails.

You can still call this week or visit the Stand Up 2 Cancer site and make a donation. There are some amazing and promising new testing procedures out there. It'd be wonderful to see an end to cancer in this lifetime.

Source | Stand Up 2 Cancer

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Superstars Stand Up To Cancer

Superstars Stand Up For Cancer!

Karl Erikson — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:28:00 GMT

Who among us has not been touched by cancer? Not a one, I'd venture to say. That's where Stand Up To Cancer comes in, an awareness- and fundraising telethon coming up September 5, starring tons of superstar celebrities and many of Famecrawler's fave celeb parents. In an unprecedented move, ABC, NBC, and CBS will all simultaneously air the special on their networks. You can see the video promo for the live special at the end of this post.

So far, there are over 60 celebrities scheduled for the telethon. The list includes Diane Keaton, Carrie Underwood, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Garner, Jack Black, Sheryl Crow, and Rob Lowe.

The celebs will be joined by the major network news anchors Katie Couric, Brian Williams, and Charles Gibson and it's being deemed "edutainment," according to exec producer Laura Ziskin, herself a cancer survivor.

Couric herself lost her husband to colon cancer when he was 42, and several years later her sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. All this happened when Couric's daughters were just 6 and 2 years old. I remember it well.

Stand Up To Cancer also features the debut of a sure-to-be hit single called "Just Stand Up" by Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, and Mariah Carey. The song's proceeds will all go to cancer research.

The telethon is all about getting scientists to come together to fight cancer. Ziskin says it'll be "a phone-in, a sit-in, a love in" and "people can call in and talk to their favorite celebrity" when they call in to make a donation.

I love it when the power of celebrity is put to good use. I have a dear friend facing recurrent ovarian cancer for the third time, and I lost my stepfather to lung cancer four years ago. I'm sure you've been touched by cancer, too, and hope you'll tune in to this amazing project.

Source | Stand Up 2 Cancer Site | Photos: Stand Up 2 Cancer & Celebuptopia

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Photos! Angelina Jolie Names Daughter After Mom Marcheline Bertrand

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:47:00 GMT

The Brangelina twins have finally arrived. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline on Saturday night. And Angelina lovingly pays tribute to her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, with the naming of her new daughter.

Actress Bertrand, who Angelina frequently praised as a good mom and friend, died in 2007 after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Marcheline raised Angelina and her brother, James Haven, on her own after her divorce from Angie's father Jon Voight in 1978.

Bertrand had small roles in movies such as Blake Edwards' 1983 comedy "The Man Who Loved Women." She grew up in Chicago, and according to daughter Angelina Jolie, Bertrand was often wrongly identified as a French actress: "My mom is as far from French Parisian as you can get. She grew up in a bowling alley that my grandparents owned."

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Angelina's Sad Farewell

Sassy Smith — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie lost her 56-year-old mother, Marcheline Bertrand, last year to ovarian cancer. Her mom's death devastated her. Now, Angie has said her final goodbye.

Reports from The Enquirer reveal that Jolie has sold the house that her mom had lived in during the final years of her life. A source said, "But Angelina has had trouble letting go. Angelina went through and kept many of her mom's keepsakes" which included many Native American memorabilia, "as well as thousands of photos of her daughter and son James Haven."

Angie is letting go and moving forward, although I'm sure she's probably sad that her mom won't be around to enjoy her grandchildren and never get to meet the twins.

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Angelina Jolie: Remembering Her Mom One Year After Her Death

Sassy Smith — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie's mom, Marcheline Bertrand, passed away one year ago today. Jolie and her brother James Haven will mark the anniversary of her death with a day long vigil.

The siblings will visit Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai hospital where Marcheline passed away, at age 57 of ovarian cancer. Angelina will be donating money to the hospital for it's women's cancer research fund.

Angie and James will visit their mother's grave and reminisce about her with Jolie's four kids, showing them photographs of Marcheline. They also plan to prepare their mom's favorite meal - thick vegetable soup.

A family friend said, "James and Angelina adored their mother. They want this day to be soley dedicated to her memory."

According to their friend, Jamies is worried about Angelina and added, "Angie still weeps for her a lot of and James has been saying how he's worried she will fall apart on Sunday."

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