Politics and Government
| Name | Life | Comments | Diagnosis | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Abzug | (1920–1998) | American politician, lawyer and women's movement leader; battled breast cancer for years before developing heart disease, which claimed her life; it was never publicly disclosed if the cancer had metastasized; died at age 77 | diagnosed in 1994 at age 73 | |
| Barbara Allen | (19?? - present) | American politician, Kansas State Senator | diagnosed in 2005 | , |
| Rose Bird | (1936–1999) | first female Chief Justice of California; died at age 63 | diagnosed in 1976 at age 40 | |
| Edward Brooke | (1919–present) | male African-American former U.S. Senator of Massachusetts | diagnosed in 2002 at age 83 | |
| Barbara Burton | (1937–2002) | wife of American politician Dan Burton, United States Representative from Indiana; died at age 65 | diagnosed in 1993 at age 56 | , |
| Robin Carnahan | (19?? - present) | American politician, Missouri Secretary of State | diagnosed in 2006 | |
| Mary Jo Codey | (19?? - present) | former First Lady of New Jersey, school teacher and wife of former Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey; Mary Jo's mother died due to breast cancer | diagnosed in 2002 at age 47 | |
| Nellie Connally | (1919–2006) | American wife of former Texas Governor John Connally; survived breast cancer and died of natural causes at age 87; established the Nellie B. Connally Breast Cancer Fund in 1989 | diagnosed in 1988 at age 69 | , |
| Margaret Daley | (19?? - present) | wife and First Lady of American politician, Chicago, Illinois Mayor Richard M. Daley | diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2002 | |
| Jo Ann Davis | (1950–2007) | American politician, Virginia Congresswoman | diagnosed in September, 2005 at age 55 | |
| Peggy Duff | (1910–1981) | British political activist and organiser of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; died at age 71 | ||
| Eileen Dugan | (1945–1996) | American politician; Brooklyn, New York State Assemblywoman; died at age 51 | diagnosed in 1992 at age 37 | |
| Elizabeth Anania Edwards | (1949–2010) | American lawyer; wife of former U.S. Senator from North Carolina John Edwards | diagnosed in 2004 at age 55 | |
| Margaret Ewing | (1945–2006) | Scottish National Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament and wife of fellow MSP Fergus Ewing; died at age 60 | diagnosed in 2002 at age 57 | |
| Betty Ford | (1918–2011) | former First Lady of the United States, founder of the Betty Ford Center and wife of former President Gerald Ford | diagnosed in 1974 at age 56 | |
| Bea Gaddy | (1933–2001) | African-American Baltimore City Council member and advocate for the poor; recurrence in 2001 at age 68; died at age 68 | diagnosed in 1998 at age 65 | , |
| Megan Lloyd George | (1902–1966) | British politician, daughter of Prime Minister David Lloyd George; died at age 64 | ||
| Heidi Heitkamp | (1955–present) | North Dakota politician and lawyer | diagnosed in 2000 at age 45 | |
| Janette Howard | (1944–present) | wife of Australian Prime Minister John Howard | diagnosed in 1996 at age 52 | |
| Jeanne Hyde | (19?? - 1992) | wife of U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde; died in 1992 | ||
| Susan Kadis | (1953–present) | Canadian Member of Parliament | diagnosed in 1995 at age 42 | |
| Virginia Clinton Kelley | (1923–1994) | American mother of former President Bill Clinton; died at age 71 | ||
| Joan Kennedy | (1936–present) | former wife of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); had surgery and is continuing treatment | diagnosed in 2005 at age 68 | |
| Thomasina Lawson | (1961–1993) | daughter of former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Nigel Lawson and sister of British journalists Nigella Lawson and Dominic Lawson; died at age 32 | ||
| Datin Seri Endon Mahmood | (1940–2005) | wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi; her twin sister, Noraini, died due to breast cancer in 2003; died at age 64 | diagnosed in 2002 at age 61 | |
| Judy Eason McIntyre | (19?? - present) | African-American politician, Oklahoma State Senator | diagnosed in August, 2006 | , |
| Tucker L. Melancon | (1947–present) | male United States District Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 5th Circuit since 1994 | diagnosed in 2002 at age 56 | |
| Janet Napolitano | (1957–present) | American politician, former Governor of Arizona, Secretary of Homeland Security | diagnosed in 2000 at age 43 | |
| Jocelyn Newman | (1937–present) | former Senator from the Australian Parliament for Tasmania; treated successfully | diagnosed in 1993 at age 56 | |
| Eileen O'Connell | (1947–2000) | late Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada, for Halifax-Fairview; died on September 27, 2000 at age 53 | diagnosed in 1998 at age 51 | , |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | (1930–present) | first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice | diagnosed in 1988 at age 58 | |
| Siobhan O'Hanlon | (1963–2006) | Northern Irish Sinn Féin official and former Provisional Irish Republican Army member; niece of PIRA member, Joe Cahill; died at age 43 on 11 April 2006 | diagnosed in October 2002 at age 39 | , |
| Irma Rangel | (1932–2003) | American politician, Texas State Representative; died of inflammatory breast cancer; died at age 71 | ||
| Nancy Reagan | (1921–present) | former First Lady of the United States and wife of former President Ronald Reagan | diagnosed in 1987 at age 66 | |
| M. Jodi Rell | (1946–present) | American politician, Governor of Connecticut | diagnosed in 2004 at age 58 | |
| Kathleen Reynolds | (19?? - present) | wife of former Irish taoiseach, Albert Reynolds | diagnosed in 1991 | |
| Angelena Rice | (1924–1985) | mother of United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; died at age 61 | diagnosed in 1969 at age 45 | |
| Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller | (1926–present) | aka Happy Rockefeller, American socialite and wife of the late former N.Y. Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller | diagnosed in 1974 at age 48 | |
| Darby Hickson Rove | (1948–present) | graphics designer; 2nd wife of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove | ||
| Debra Shipley | (1957–present) | British politician - Labour Party member of Parliament | diagnosed in 2005 at age 47 | |
| Claire Shulman | (19?? - present) | former Borough President of Queens, New York City | ||
| Rosalie (Ricky) Gaull Silberman | (1937–2007) | American activist who co-founded the Independent Women's Forum; died at age 69 | , | |
| Linda Tripp | (1949–present) | former American Government employee and Monica Lewinsky's former confidant | diagnosed in 2001 at age 51 | |
| Ann Veneman | (1949–present) | former head of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | diagnosed in 2002 at age 52 | |
| Jenna Welch | (1919–present) | mother of American First Lady Laura Bush | diagnosed in 1997 at age 78 |
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