Hollywood Celebrities Who Battled Life-threatening Diseases!
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By Chaitra K
Diseases
don't
spare
anyone.
And,
not
always
can
money
protect
one
from
getting
a
certain
kind
of
disease.
Many
Hollywood
celebrities
have
battled
some
serious
and
life-threatening
diseases.
But
some,
were
lost
to
chronic
illnesses.
Recently,
the
'Two
&
A
Half
Men'
actor,
Charlie
Sheen
revealed
that
he's
an
HIV
positive.
The
only
factor
that
caused
this
disease
in
him,
is
the
lavish
playboy
life
he
led.
He
had
multiple
sexual
partners
from
within
he
industry,
and
outside.
It
is
even
scary
to
turn
into
a
wild
personality
who
is
only
influenced
by
money
and
fame.
That
is
what
happened
to
Khloe
Kardashian's
ex-husband
and
Basket
Ball
player
Lamar
Odom.
He
was
found
unconscious
in
a
brothel
due
to
overdosing
on
herbal
Viagra.
Mostly,
celebrities
are
highly
influenced
by
substances.
These
addictions
towards
different
types
of
drugs
have
landed
a
few
in
the
prison
a
couple
of
times,
and
left
some
dead.
For
instance,
the
legendary
singer
Amy
Winehouse
died
due
to
Alcohol
intoxication.
Not
all
the
diseases
are
the
result
of
our
mistakes.
Diseases
like
Cancer
or
Alzheimers
are
genetic
disorders.
You're
simply
subject
to
it
because
your
chromosomes
carry
the
dangerous
genes.
Sharon
Osbourne,
the
English
TV
host
was
diagnosed
with
Breast
and
Colon
Cancer.
Some
mental
disorders
could
be
as
deadly
as
the
physical
ones.
We
could
learn
that
from
Jim
Carrey's
depression
story.
A
comedian
who
has
the
power
to
make
millions
laugh
through
his
acting
skills,
was
subject
to
serious
depression
himself.
It
takes
more
than
just
medications
to
survive
any
sort
of
disease.
Below,
we
have
a
few
celebrities
who
survived
serious
illnesses
and
yet
continue
to
live
a
happy
healthy
life.
Let's
have
a
look
at
these
celebrities
and
their
battle
with
the
diseases:
Angelina
Jolie
–
Breast
Cancer
The
actress
Angelina
Jolie
had
double
mastectomy
had
double
mastectomy
as
a
preventive
treatment
from
Breast
Cancer
which
genetically
runs
in
her
family.
She
also
had
her
ovaries
and
fallopian
tubes
removed
to
eliminate
the
chances
of
Ovarian
Cancer.
Selena
Gomez
–
Lupus
Selena
Gomez
who
is
in
the
news
a
lot
lately,
has
stayed
aloof
from
the
attention
for
about
a
year
when
she
was
under
going
chemotherapy
for
Lupus.
Lupus
is
an
auto
immune
disorder
that
could
affect
any
part
of
the
body
and
weaken
it.
Post
the
treatment,
Selena
is
back
on
the
groove
now.
Kim
Kardashian
–
Psoriasis
What
could
ever
scare
the
Kardashians
more
than
a
skin
disorder
that
could
hinder
their
looks?
Kim
Kardashian
discovered
that
she
was
suffering
from
the
skin
disease
Psoriasis
on
an
episode
of
her
reality
show.
It
was
quite
chronicle
and
spread
through
her
body.
Kim's
Psoriasis
free
now.
Lance
Armstrong
–
Testicular
Cancer
The
international
Bicycle
champion,
Lance
Armstrong
is
a
brave
survivor
of
Testicular
Cancer.
He
was
diagnosed
with
the
disease
in
1996
when
he
was
25
years
old.
He
has
founded
the
LAF
(Lance
Armstrong
Foundation)
and
written
a
book
on
his
battle
against
the
life-threatening
disease.
Robert
De
Niro
–
Prostate
Cancer
Robert
De
Niro,
the
'Godfather' and
Oscar
winning
actor
was
diagnosed
with
Prostate
Cancer
when
he
was
60
years
old.
As
the
cancer
was
in
its
early
stage
and
Robert
was
physically
fit,
the
doctors
could
cure
him,
entirely.
Lil
Wayne
–
Epilepsy
Lil
Wayne
is
known
for
his
substance
abuse
stories.
The
30
years
old
rapper
has
been
battling
against
Epilepsy
for
many
years
now.
He
says
he
has
multiple
seizures
at
any
given
point
of
time.
Lil
Wayne
was
hospitalized
a
couple
of
times
due
to
serious
seizures.
Sheryl
Crow
–
Breast
Cancer
&
Brain
Tumor
The
51
years
old
American
singer
and
musician
Sheryl
Crow
is
a
survivor
of
two
different
forms
of
Cancer.
6
years
after
surviving
Breast
Cancer,
the
singer
was
diagnosed
with
benign
Brain
Tumor
in
2011.
She
was
formerly
dating
Lance
Armstrong,
who
is
also
a
Cancer
survivor.