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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Celebrating Breast Cancer Survivors  was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

1. Richard Roundtree was diagnosed with a rare male breast cancer in ’93 and underwent a double mastectomy at age 61.

Richard Roundtree was diagnosed with a rare male breast cancer in ’93 and underwent a double mastectomy at age 61.

2. Angelina Jolie tested positive for the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in 2014. As a result she had a double mastectomy.

Angelina Jolie tested positive for the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in 2014. As a result she had a double mastectomy.

3. Robin Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and returned to work a month after surgery & chemo. (AP)

Robin Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and returned to work a month after surgery & chemo. (AP)

4. Fashion designer Betsy Johnson was diagnosed in 2002 is now cancer-free. (Photo: AP)

Fashion designer Betsy Johnson was diagnosed in 2002 is now cancer-free. (Photo: AP)

5. Rene Syler chose to have a preventive mastectomy due to carrying the breast cancer gene. She is cancer-free today and happy. (PR)

Rene Syler chose to have a preventive mastectomy due to carrying the breast cancer gene. She is cancer-free today and happy. (PR)

6. Cynthia Nixon of Sex & the City fame was diagnosed in 2006. She had a lumpectomy and radiation and is now cancer-free.

Cynthia Nixon of Sex & the City fame was diagnosed in 2006. She had a lumpectomy and radiation and is now cancer-free.