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Donna Summer Died of Lung Cancer
Originally posted 05/18/2012 01:45PM
Although it was announced that Donna Summer's death on Thursday was due to cancer, in some quarters it was speculated that it may have been breast cancer.
That was not the case, her family says in a statment, giving the cause of death as lung cancer, while also clarifying that her cancer "was not related to smoking."
"Ms. Summer was a non-smoker," says the statement. "Obviously, numerous factors can be attributed to the cause of cancer in general, but any details regarding the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of Ms. Summer's case remain between her family and team of doctors."
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50 Cent Hospitalized: Stomach Flu or Publicity Stunt?
Originally posted 05/17/2012 05:00PM
Is 50 Cent suffering from a stomach bug – or just bugging for some attention?
In a series of recent Tweets, the rapper, 36, says he's on the mend after being hospitalized with what a friend, DJ Drama, told XXLMag.com was a stomach ailment.
"I'm feeling better today I think I'm gonna get out of the hospital soon," 50 Cent wrote Thursday morning on Twitter, alongside a photo of himself in what appears to be a hospital bed.
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Ethan Zohn Attends Jenna Morasca's Graduation
Originally posted 05/17/2012 03:45PM
Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca have reached another milestone together.
After getting a stem-cell transplant as part of his ongoing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, Zohn, 38, was by the side of longtime girlfriend as she graduated Wednesday from Columbia University with a masters in Counseling & Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in substance abuse.
"Through over three years of blood, sweat, tears, heartache, bewilderment, flashes of genius and insight, filming our now Emmy-nominated show Everyday Health, filming Amazing Race, stem cell transplants, two years of Ethan's cancer treatments and sleepless nights, yesterday I graduated!" Morasca, 31, said on Thursday.
A healthy-looking Zohn – who is smiling in a photo of the couple – expresses how "proud" he is of his significant other. "To see her battle through all sorts of challenges and still find her passion for academics is such an inspiration," he tells PEOPLE. "Plus, now I don't have to pay for therapy."
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World's Oldest Female Bodybuilder & Yogi Set Records
Originally posted 05/16/2012 08:30AM
Need to drum up a little motivation to go to the gym today? Look no further than these two ladies.
Edith Wilma Connor is a 77-year-old bodybuilder – and a record-holding one at that. The Denver resident has earned the title of Oldest Living Female Bodybuilder from Guinness World Records.
Connor, who calls bodybuilding her "salvation," according to Guinness, got a late start on her fitness regime, entering her first competition on her 65th birthday. She won first place. From there, she was motivated to become a certified personal trainer with an emphasis on training the mature body.
Katherine Jenkins's Injury a Disappointment, Says DWTS Partner Mark Ballas
Originally posted 05/15/2012 02:45PM
After an emotional night in the ballroom, Katherine Jenkins, who injured her back during a salsa routine, is getting support from her Dancing with the Stars partner Mark Ballas as well as her competitors.
"She just put her back out," Ballas told PEOPLE after the show. "She can walk so I know there's no bone damage."
In fact, Jenkins, who still managed to score 27 points for the routine, Tweeted later about the injury: "I'm with the Doctor, he says it was a reflectorical spasm in my lower back," she wrote.
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Josh Hutcherson Steps Out After His Nose Job
Originally posted 05/14/2012 04:15PM
He's survived a spear in the leg in The Hunger Games – and it looks like Josh Hutcherson isn't letting his recent real-life surgery keep him down either.
The bandage-sporting teen star stepped out Monday in Beverly Hills, reportedly to visit his doctor, after undergoing a procedure on his nose recently.
"Just had surgery to fix my broken nose," the actor Tweeted on May 9. But luckily he found some entertainment as he convalesced – Tweeting at Jennifer Love Hewitt about enjoying her Lifetime television show.
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Sarah Hyland Reveals She Had a Kidney Transplant
Originally posted 05/14/2012 09:00AM
Sarah Hyland is young, beautiful and on a hit TV show – but the Modern Family actress has been quietly battling a serious illness.
Hyland, 21, has had a lifelong battle with kidney dysplasia and underwent a kidney transplant on April 13, 2012, she reveals in the new issue of Seventeen, on newsstands May 22.
The actress, who got the kidney from her father and gave the interview while recovering from surgery, says the whole experience taught her who she can really lean on in times of need.
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Rihanna Posts Photo of an IV in Her Arm
Originally posted 05/09/2012 04:55PM
Rihanna is on the mend after recently being stricken with illness.
"[Expletive] bein sick!" the "We Found Love" singer, 24, Tweeted on Sunday, followed by a photo on Tuesday showing an IV in her arm.
There's been no confirmation of reports that the singer was hospitalized, but a source close to the pop star tells PEOPLE: "She had a fever and flu since last week and needed an IV, but is fine now."
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Tom Gabel of Against Me! Comes Out as Transgender
Originally posted 05/09/2012 09:25AM
Tom Gabel, singer in the Florida punk band Against Me!, has come out as transgender and announced plans to begin living as a woman and take a new name.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Gabel, 31, acknowledges having dealt with "gender dysphoria for years." The singer will begin taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatment as part of the transitioning process.
"I'm going to have embarrassing moments, and that won't be fun," Gabel tells the magazine. "But that's part of what talking to you is about – hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."
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Brooke Burke Charvet: Giuliana Rancic Inspired Me to Get a Mammogram
Originally posted 05/05/2012 10:30AM
Dancing with the Stars host Brooke Burke Charvet has a famous friend to thank for inspiring her to be proactive about her health.
"As soon as I found out my friend Giuliana Rancic was diagnosed with breast cancer, I booked my mammogram," Burke Charvet, 40, tells Prevention in their June issue.
Adds Burke Charvet: "I called her from the doctor's office and said, 'Thank you for provoking me to have this done.' "
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