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When Christina Applegate recently announced having had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer, she publicly shared her story, she said, to increase awareness and early detection. Ellen DeGeneres, whose mother battled the disease 30 years ago, just announced... more a campaign of phone messages (which can be ordered online through One a Day vitamins) to be left on the answering machines of moms, sisters, girlfriends. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, we celebrate those celebrities who have battled breast cancer and shared their fight for the broader good.