Music
| Name | Life | Comments | Diagnosis | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastacia | (1968–present) | American popular singer | diagnosed in 2003 at age 34 | |
| Anita Doth | (1971–Present) | Popular Eurodance singer who was part of the Dutch duo 2 Unlimited | diagnosed in 2009 at age 37 | |
| Cheryl Aranda | (1963–2009) | American singer/songwriter | diagnosed in 2002 at age 38 | |
| Doris Coley | (1941–2000) | African-American singer (one of The Shirelles); died at age 58 | ||
| Linda Creed | (1949–1986) | American songwriter; died at age 37 | diagnosed at age 26 in 1975 | |
| Peter Criss | (1945–present) | American former-drummer of Kiss | diagnosed at age 62 in 2008 | |
| Sheryl Crow | (1962–present) | American singer/musician, who, as of February 24, 2006, is being treated for breast cancer | diagnosed in 2006 at age 44 | |
| Melissa Etheridge | (1961–present) | American singer/songwriter and prominent lesbian; her grandmother and aunt died due to breast cancer | diagnosed in 2004 at age 43 | |
| Marianne Faithfull | (1946–present) | British singer/actress, Mick Jagger's ex-girlfriend | diagnosed in 2006 at age 59 | |
| Yamila Cuevas Gharib | (1941–1992) | mother of Colombian-Lebanese U.S. singer/songwriter, Soraya; died in 1992 when Soraya was 22 years old | diagnosed in 1982 | |
| Nanci Griffith | (1953–present) | American singer/songwriter | diagnosed in 1996 at age 43 | |
| Bertha Holte | (19?? - 19??) | mother of African-American singer/author/actress Patti LaBelle; LaBelle watched her mother as well as her three sisters all die of cancer before any of them reached 45 years of age | ||
| Marsha Hunt | (1946–present) | African-American singer, novelist, breast cancer activist and mother of Mick Jagger's first child, Karis Jagger | diagnosed in 2004 at age 58 | |
| Fannie Ann Little Jones | (19?? - 2002) | mother of African-American rapper Nas; died in 2002 | ||
| Marie Keating | (19?? - 1998) | mother of Irish singer Ronan Keating who founded The Marie Keating Foundation for breast cancer education; died in 1998 | ||
| Irene Kral | (1932–1978) | African-American jazz singer; died at age 46 | diagnosed in 1972 at age 40 | |
| Lorraine Hunt Lieberson | (1954–2006) | American opera singer; died at age 52; in 2000 her younger sister Alexis also died due to breast cancer | diagnosed in 2000 at age 46 | ,. |
| Lady Linda McCartney | (1941–1998) | American singer, activist, wife of former British Beatles member, Sir Paul McCartney; died at age 56 | diagnosed in 1995 at age 53 | |
| Mary Mohin McCartney | (1909–1956) | British mother of "Beatle" Sir Paul McCartney; died when Paul was 14 years old | ||
| Kylie Minogue | (1968–present) | Australian singer sister of pop superstar Dannii Minogue, actress | diagnosed in 2005 at age 36 | |
| Anna Moffo | (1932–2006) | Italian-American singer and operatic soprano who died from a stroke after grappling with complications of breast cancer for a decade; died at age 73 or 75 | diagnosed in 1996 at age 64 | |
| Charlotte Moorman | (1933–1991) | American cellist and performance artist; died at age 57 | diagnosed in the late 1970s in her 40s | |
| Olivia Newton-John | (1948–present) | UK/Australian singer/actress | diagnosed in 1992 at age 44 | |
| Linda Nolan | (1959–present) | Irish-born singer, actress and former member of the 1970s pop band, The Nolans | diagnosed in 2006 at age 46 | |
| Minnie Pearl | (1912–1996) | born Sarah Ophelia Colley, American Grand Ole Opry star, country comic, singer and philanthropist who survived breast cancer but died in 1996 of complications from a stroke; died at age 83 | diagnosed in 1985 at age 73 | |
| Claudia Price | (1951–present) | mother of African-American singer Kelly Price; diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer | diagnosed in 1999 at age 48 | , |
| Minnie Riperton | (1947–1979) | American singer-songwriter | diagnosed in 1976 at age 29 | |
| Carly Simon | (1945–present) | American singer | diagnosed in 1998 at age 53 | |
| Soraya | (1969–2006) | (full-name Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas), Colombian-American singer/songwriter and breast cancer advocate; her mother, aunt, and grandmother also died due to breast cancer; died at age 37 | diagnosed in 2000 at age 31 | , |
| Dusty Springfield | (1939–1999) | British songwriter/singer; died at age 59 | diagnosed in 1994 at age 54 | |
| Audrey Cowell Sumner | (19?? - 1987) | mother of British singer/actor/activist Sting; died in 1987 | , | |
| Ruth Ann Swenson | (1963–present) | American soprano opera star | diagnosed in 2006 at age 43 | |
| Jools Topp | (1958–present) | New Zealand folk singer; one of the Topp Twins | diagnosed in 2006 at age 48 | |
| Dawn Upshaw | (1960–present) | American operatic soprano diva | diagnosed in 2006 at age 46 |
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
—Van Morrison (b. 1945)
“How little it takes to make us happy! The sound of a bagpipe.—Without music life would be a mistake. The German even imagines God as singing songs.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Where should this music be? I’ th’ air, or th’ earth?
It sounds no more.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)