ANASTACIA: Superstar & Survivor

Anastacia Superstar & Survivor

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This annual awareness campaign promotes the importance of breast cancer research and reminds women to make time to get a mammogram. 

Did you know, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, with 8 people losing their lives every year. 

Survivor chick. 

American singer songwriter Anastacia Lynn Newkirk is a Breast Cancer Survivor who proactively uses her voice to encourage women to get a mammogram. 

Anastacia: "Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Spread the word about mammograms and encourage communities, organisations, families, and individuals to get involved NOW! Let’s beat cancer sooner! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!" 

With her unique tone Anastacia was catapulted to stardom in 2000 after her album Not That Kind made her a household name. Her signature shades, blonde bombshell hair, overly upbeat and positive persona, and that unmistakable voice made the singer a smash hit thanks to iconic single I'm Outta Love. 

In April 2013, the singer was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was the second time she was told the shattering news, after conquering breast cancer a decade prior. Despite set back, Anastacia refused to let it get the better of her. She sees it as a gift and her purpose to be a role model for young women. 

Welcome to my truth. 

Less than three years after her debut album, Anastacia took time off to have breast reduction surgery and during a routine mammogram, she first learned she had breast cancer. She was only 34 years old. After surgery and radiotherapy, Anastacia established The Anastacia Fund, to promote the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness to young women.

Anastacia "I know first hand life with cancer is difficult. All I can say is, keep a positive outlook and do not to give up. Cancer is a scary word but let’s break it down to the positive. What are the first 3 letters of this word? CAN. You CAN do it!"

Resurrection. 

The year following her second breast cancer diagnosis, Anastacia released a new album, simply titled Resurrection. The album's first song Stay was actually written on the day she received the news cancer was back. The album was crafted on her road to recovery. 

Anastacia: "Sometimes I wonder if my purpose on this earth is to be a role model. Look at my challenges as a gift, and my voice as a tool." 

Photo | Arron Dunworth

Evolution. 

Anastacia's next chapter is Evolution. This era featured a new brand album (her seventh studio album) featuring 13 new pop rock tracks with dance elements that Anastacia is famous for. In 2018 she celebrated the new music, performing over 60 shows to her most devoted fans across Europe and Asia. 

She has one of the most recognisable voices of all time and this year Anastacia is using her voice to deliver a very important message for all women. 

Anastacia: "In these challenging times, I encourage all women to be vigilant with their breast health. Please don’t put off a mammogram because of this Pandemic." 

I'm braver

because I fought a giant and won.

I'm stronger

because I had to be.

I'm happier

because I've learned what matters.

I stand taller

because I'm a survivor.

Anastacia: "I never take for granted the ability to be vulnerable, honest, transparent, and shame free, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please take the time to make your mammograms and any additional screenings even during Covid. What we don’t want is to have cancer go undetected which becomes a bigger issue later. Ask your doctors about their Covid safety precautions and please don’t put off your exams! Early detection saves lives. It saved mine twice."

Conquering cancer, not once but twice and with a 20 year music career selling over 30 million records, Anastacia is a Superstar and a Survivor. 

Anastacia

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Facebook: Facebook.com/Anastacia
Twitter: Twitter.com/AnastaciaMusic
Youtube: Youtube.com/AnastaciaVEVO

ECO GLAMAZINE: October 2020

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. To bring awareness to this annual campaign, superstar and survivor Anastacia has a very important message for young women. 

eco glamazine 

OCTOBER 2020 

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ANASTACIA Superstar & Survivor

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15 Famous Breast Cancer Survivors

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month we pay tribute to 15 amazingly strong and inspiring women who have survived breast cancer. 

Anastacia

Singer & Songwriter Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 after a routine mammogram and successfully completed surgery and radiotherapy. She established the Anastacia Fund to help promote the awareness of breast cancer among young women. 

Christina Applegate 

Actress Christina Applegate announced in late 2008 that she had breast cancer but after a double mastectomy, she is now cancer free. Her mother is also a breast cancer survivor. In 2009 she founded Right Action for Women, a charitable foundation dedicated to breast cancer screening for women. 

Brigitte Bardot

French film actress Brigitte Bardot is a breast cancer survivor.

Sheryl Crow 

Singer & songwriter Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in 2006, after surgery she was treated with radiation therapy. She is now cancer free. 

Melissa Etheridge 

Singer Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and underwent chemotherapy. The following year she was praised for her performance of "Piece of My Heart" at the Grammy Awards, where she appeared bald after her chemotherapy. 

Edie Falco

The Sopranos star Edie Falco was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. She kept her battle with cancer a secret while filming The Sopranos and having cancer treatment.  A few  years later after her cancer went into remission she started a family and adopted 2 children. 

Kylie Minogue

 

Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. After postponing her Showgirl Tour she underwent surgery and then commenced chemotherapy treatment in Paris soon after. 

Olivia Newton-John

Australian Actress and Singer Olivia Newton-John started her battle with cancer in 1992. Olivia underwent a partial radical mastectomy followed by 8 months of chemotherapy. She successful overcame breast cancer and after donating album sales to various Breast Cancer Charities she started the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre in 2008. 

Olivia: "I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift". 

Melissa Cyntia Nixon

Sex & The City actress Cynthia Nixon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation treatment. She announced her cancer recovery in 2008 and is now a breast cancer activist and ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 

Jaclyn Smith

Charlie's Angels actress Jaclyn Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 and had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. Her Charlie's Angels co-star Kate Jackson is also a breast cancer survivor. 

 

Melissa Suzanne Somers

American actress Suzanne Somers was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She had a lumpectomy and radiation but chose not to undergo chemotherapy. She wrote a book about alternative treatments to chemotherapy titled Knockout. 

Wanda Sykes 

American actress and comedian Wanda Sykes announced her she had been diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer this year. She had a bilateral mastectomy to remove the chances of ever getting cancer. 

Shirley Temple

Hollywood actress Shirley Temple was diagnosed in 1972 with breast cancer at the age of 44. The former child actress became the first celebrity to speak openly about breast cancer. 

Maura Tierney

America actress Maura Tierney had a tumor removed from her breast after she felt a lump in her breast during a self examination. After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, Maura is now cancer free. 

Melissa Giulianna Rancic

 

Journalist and TV host Giuliana Rancic announced earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. She has already had a lumpectomy, which will be followed by radiation treatment and she is now recovering. We wish her the best and are keeping her in our prayers that she will make a full recovery. 

This article is featured in Eco Glamazine October 2011