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Actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his manager Sam Maydew said Friday.

Farrah Fawcett, the blond-maned actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, has died. She was 62. Fawcett had been battling anal cancer on and off for three years.

You'll never guess what the People cover girl said about cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett.

A publicist for Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has condemned "reckless" internet rumours that the actor had died.

Really? Is this what they need right now? One of the producers on Farrah Fawcett's cancer documentary, Farrah's Story, is suing the actress, Ryan O'Neal, and good friend Alana Stewart -- claiming that all three physically threatened and "otherwise blocked him from any role in the documentary" -- a project which he says he worked on for the past two years.

British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died early Sunday morning following a public battle with cancer, her publicist has announced.

A representative for the actress says her husband, stockbroker Tom Mahoney, has been diagnosed with cancer and is responding well to treatment.

Patrick Swayze is reportedly "doing fine" after the star checked into the hospital Friday morning. His mother, Patsy Swayze, says the actor "sounds really upbeat and positive."