McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda's bedazzled flip-flops landed on the asphalt of the Houston cancer center's vast parking lot. She threaded through the rows of cars, a tally of patients who gather here to sit with chemotherapy needles or lie on radiation machines.
The elevator dinged open. A year ago in this building, surgeons removed Banda's right breast, and she still didn't know whether treatment had expunged the cancer from her body. Doctors had told her it would be tough to beat.
"I'm more of a positive person myself," Banda said, now sitting with a white wristband in a dim waiting room. But the bills are harder to dismiss, and the single mother with six children in her care repeated something like a mantra. "Keep the house. Keep the cars. And just keep the kids stable."
That's true for many Americans, as rising healthcare costs leave more families with a sinking feeling after seeing the bill for surgery or medication. Heading into the Nov. 3 midterm elections, about half of registered voters said healthcare costs are a major problem for them and their families, up from a little more than one-third four years ago, according to a Fox News poll from September.
With party control of Congress at stake, registered voters are nearly twice as likely to say they trust Democrats over Republicans to handle healthcare, according to an ******* ociated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll from the same month. Those frustrations, combined with broader concerns over rising prices, have sapped support for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

#keep #cancer #rising #families

Vanessa Trump is opening up about her breast cancer battle.
Her post in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes days after she confirmed her results "came back clear, so I'm finally cancer-free" in a video shared via her daughter Kai's Instagram.
"I sat down with my daughter and Dr Nicole Saphier to share my journey with breast cancer," Trump wrote.
"It was a long and challenging journey, and I'm incredibly grateful for the love and support of the people who surrounded me along the way.
Trump announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer in May this year.
"By sharing my story, I hope to encourage others to prioritise their health, schedule their screenings, and understand the importance of early detection," she continued. "If sharing my experience encourages even one person to get checked, it's worth it."

#cancer

Nicole Kidman shared a new Instagram carousel featuring photos from her recent trip to Paris.
The actress was accompanied by her daughter Faith, who appeared alongside her in one snapshot.
Kidman rocked a unique hairdo in a separate photo.
Nicole Kidman embraced la vie en rose during her latest trip to Paris. The actress, 59, posed with her daughter Faith—and debuted a rare hairdo—as she documented their travels in several Instagram photos featuring shades of pink.
Kidman's hotel put up themed decor for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is represented by a pink ribbon. In the cover photo of her carousel, the Babygirl star tied her strawberry blonde hair in a messy topknot as a rosy glow reflected from the façade of the building into her room.

#faith #photos

Raven-Symoné has regrets about having breast reduction surgery as a teen.
The "That's So Raven" star, 40, has previously opened up about undergoing the procedure after feeling pressure from adults around her.
"I should have done it after ******* rty," she said in a recent episode of the "Allure Perspectives" podcast. "I mean, they still look good, but it was hastily done."
The "Cheetah Girls" actress said she believes she was "too young." She added that she did not mind having larger ******* , quipping, "Oh girl, I got into anything! I was first in line."
"Push these little babies up, they get you anywhere," she told podcast host Jessica Cruel. "These triple Ds were popping."

#symon #allure #girls #jessica

Jessica Biel attended the premiere of Apple Original Films' Matchbox The Movie, held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York last night.
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Over the years, when I have said that I miss Jessica Biel's style, this is what I have been talking about.
The actress was back to her leading-lady best in Dolce & Gabbana, pairing a sharply tailored black double-breasted blazer with a sheer floor-length skirt.
Some might say it's just an open blazer and a sheer skirt – hardly groundbreaking and certainly not new – but Jessica's style has felt muted to me in recent years. This feels more confident, more sensual and much closer to the Jessica who appeared to genuinely enjoy fashion in her earlier red carpet days.

#jessica #blazer #sheer #biel

Nicole Kidman gave fans a stylish look at her 15-year-old daughter, Faith, as the pair stepped out in coordinated outfits at the Chanel show in Paris. The actress attended the spring/summer 2027 show, offering a glimpse of how alike and how different a mother and daughter can look side by side.
Nicole Kidman and daughter Faith stepped out in coordinated looks at the Chanel show. The video shows Kidman and Faith walking through the crowd before posing side by side. Guests in dark formal wear fill the background as the pair make their way along. The actress waves to onlookers and places a hand over her heart. She smiles warmly the whole time, while her daughter grins shyly beside her.
HELLO! Canada shared the clip on X, describing the duo as "looking chic in coordinated outfits." The outlet also added that the pair were making a splash at Paris Fashion Week. In the final moments of the video, Faith keeps one hand relaxed at her hip while her mom stands tall beside her.
Kidman's long blond hair falls beneath wispy bangs, and Faith wears her long brown hair loose past her shoulders. The 59-year-old wears a charcoal tweed blazer dress with a double-breasted front and gold ******* ons. She pairs it with sheer black tights, black heels, and a burgundy clutch, while a small embellished patch on one cuff adds a playful touch. Beside her, Faith wears a gray Chanel cardigan with black trim and gold ******* ons. The interlocking double-C logo sits on the front. She styles the boxy knit with wide-leg blue jeans and black-and-white slingback heels.
Kidman, an official Chanel ambassador, brought Faith's older sister, Sunday Rose, along. The outing was also Kidman's first public work appearance since news of her split broke. The Australian-American actress shares Faith and Sunday Rose with former husband Keith Urban.

#faith #beside #pair #coordinated

Nicole Kidman and her daughter Faith, 15, attended Chanel's latest show on October 5.
They coordinated in shades of gray.
Kidman, 59, also debuted a subtle hair change.
Nicole Kidman switched up her bangs as she stepped out with her 15-year-old daughter during Paris Fashion Week. On October 5, she and Faith, whose father is country artist Keith Urban, sat front row at Chanel's latest show.
The mother-daughter duo coordinated in shades of gray, with Kidman sporting an oversized Chanel blazer as a minidress. She layered the tweed double-breasted jacket over sheer tights, accessorizing with a pair of stilettos. As for Faith, she paired a Chanel cardigan with medium-wash jeans, as well as the label's signature cap-toe heels.

#faith #nicole #latest #shades

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Entourage actress Constance Zimmer is sharing her private battle with breast cancer.
Zimmer, 55, went public with her story Sunday on Instagram in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In her post, Zimmer said she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early form of breast cancer known as Stage 0 breast cancer, in March. She was originally to have a mastectomy but ended undergoing a successful lumpectomy with her doctor, Kristi Funk.
"It did take 3 surgeries - 3 weeks in a row, but she did it, she saved my breast and it looks good too!" Zimmer wrote.
"During all of this I was out on a very public press tour for Love Story, while keeping my diagnosis and treatment private. I then followed my surgeries with radiation, while celebrating my Emmy Nomination," she added, referencing her Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Ann Messina Freeman in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.

#love #emmy #nomination #private

Love Story and Unreal actress Constance Zimmer revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
The 55-year-old said she had ductal carcinoma in situ, also known as DCIS.
Zimmer said she had three surgeries and went on a press tour for Love Story while keeping the diagnosis secret.
Love Story and Entourage actress Constance Zimmer has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year — and kept her health development a secret while promoting the FX drama inspired by the relationship of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
In a lengthy Instagram post shared Sunday, the 55-year-old Unreal star opened up about her diagnosis, which she said came in March before she embarked on a lengthy press tour for Love Story.

#story

Constance Zimmer spent part of 2026 promoting one of the most acclaimed roles of her career while privately undergoing treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis.
The 55-year-old UnREAL actress revealed on October 4 that she learned on March 13 that she had ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. Zimmer said she received the news during a Zoom appointment while she was away from home and immediately began thinking about how to tell her husband, Russ Lamoureux, and their daughter, Colette.
"The silence was deafening," Zimmer wrote in her Instagram announcement. What followed, she said, was an overwhelming stretch of medical consultations that eventually led to three surgeries in three consecutive weeks and radiation treatment.
Much of that happened while Zimmer was appearing publicly for FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, a performance that later earned her an Emmy nomination. Seven months after the diagnosis, Zimmer says she is cancer-free.
Zimmer described the period after her diagnosis as mentally exhausting as she sought opinions from several doctors about how to treat the DCIS.

#diagnosis #dcis

While we have been experiencing unusually mild temperatures this October, it did rain during Paris Fashion Week.
Dragos Sora
Mid-last week saw Rosalía springing forward in a fresh-off-the-runway Dior Spring 2027 look. Now she's falling back in Vaquera.
Instead of having a bodyguard follow her around with an umbrella, à la Jennifer Lopez at the Stella McCartney show, Rosalía came prepared for the Paris rain in a hooded cape from the Vaquera Fall 2026 collection, featuring double-breasted ***** ons and a bow fastening.
Dragos Sora

#Paris #vaquera

Constance Zimmer underwent three surgeries for breast cancer earlier this year.
Returning to Instagram to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Sunday, the Entourage actress revealed that she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or Stage 0 breast cancer, in March. Detected early, DCIS is when abnormal cells are contained inside the milk ducts and have not spread to surrounding tissue.
"The mental toll that followed was overwhelming on certain days as I began talking to many more doctors then I would've liked (sic)," she recalled. "Feeling like my options were limited and most suggested what was the quickest way to get this mass out ASAP, which was a mastectomy."
But after meeting Dr. Kristi Funk, Zimmer opted for a lumpectomy.
"She was the first doctor to make me feel like what I wanted mattered and that made me weep with joy," the 55-year-old continued. "It did take three surgeries - three weeks in a row, but she did it, she saved my breast and it looks good too!"
And while she was recovering from the operations, Zimmer was on the press tour for the FX show Love Story, in which she played Ann Messina Freeman, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's mother.

#year

Princess Charlene was joined by her brother for a heartfelt evening as she supported a cause close to her heart.
The Monegasque royal, 48, posed for pictures alongside her younger sibling, Gareth Wittstock, as the pair attended the Pink Ribbon Monaco Gala at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
Charlene was dressed elegantly in an all-white Emporio Armani suit with black heels and diamond drop earrings, while businessman Gareth donned a tuxedo with a pink bow tie.
During the ceremony, the pair helped to illuminate the Place du Casino in pink to mark the start of "Pink October" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Since 2024, Princess Charlene has been Honorary President of Pink Ribbon Monaco, which raises awareness and funds for female cancers research and prevention. The Monagesque palace confirmed that 24 buildings within the Principality will also be lit up in pink throughout the month.

#princess #ribbon #monegasque

The latest menswear outings took us from New York premieres and Paris Fashion Week to a world tour and the San Sebastián Film Festival, with tailoring still dominating but plenty of different ideas about how to wear it.
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Joseph Zada wore a Louis Vuitton black velvet double-breasted jacket, white shirt and black tie with jeans, shaking up the house's usual tailoring M.O.
I keep going back and forth on how I feel about this. On the one hand, the top half is impeccable and the jeans feel like they are bringing the look down. On the other, they give the tailoring a fresher, less formal feel. I'm staying on the fence for now. Where do you stand?
The LV brooch added a decorative detail.

#feel #york #Paris #film

Katie Thurston said her experience with "expedited dating" on The Bachelor helped her recognize what she wanted in a partner and led her to get engaged to Jeff Arcuri after five months of dating
She said that long-distance made their relationship feel more intentional through FaceTimes and texting
The couple eloped in their New York living room one month after she announced her breast cancer diagnosis
Katie Thurston knew exactly what she wanted when she found husband Jeff Arcuri.
The TV personality, 35, opened up on the Thursday, Oct. 1 episode of the Not Married to This podcast about her engagement to the stand-up comedian, 39, after five months of dating and how her experience with "expedited dating" on The Bachelor played a role in the process.

#expedited

Amanda Peet said an unusual skin change prompted an MRI months before her 2025 breast cancer diagnosis
A routine ultrasound six months later led to a biopsy and her stage 1 diagnosis
The actress underwent a lumpectomy and radiation and had her first clear scan in January
Amanda Peet is sharing the "weird" symptom she experienced months before her breast cancer diagnosis.
During an Thursday, Oct. 1, appearance on the Today show, the actress, 54, spoke to Savannah Guthrie about the events leading up to her diagnosis in the fall of 2025.

#amanda #cancer

EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here.
While New York, London and Milan's fashion weeks have come and gone –– having brought us everything from Henry Zankov's new take on Diane von Furstenberg's wrap dress to Di Petsa's fountain of breast milk and a very skirt-centric Prada show –– Paris' has only just begun. Perhaps the most anticipated of all the fashion capitals, with storied houses like Chanel, Celine, Dior and Louis Vuitton staging lavish productions to present their collections, it's also the most star-studded.
But what will the VIPs wear? Front row fashion can be a buzzy addition to the collection on the runway. Here we'll keep track of the best looks worn by A-listers as they descend on the French capital.
Scroll down to see the standout celebrity fashion moments in Paris.
This story will be updated throughout Paris Fashion Week.

#york

Kat Timpf is expecting her second baby, more than a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer
Timpf shared the news on Sept. 23 via a stand-up comedy clip, joking, "Are you guys surprised? So was I"
The Gutfeld! panelist, 37, underwent a double mastectomy roughly a month after she gave birth in February 2025
Kat Timpf is expecting her second baby, more than a year after she underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer.
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Gutfeld! panelist, 37, announced via a clip of her stand-up comedy shared on Instagram that she was expecting her second child with husband Cameron Friscia.

#expecting #baby #year

EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here.
While New York, London and Milan's fashion weeks have come and gone –– having brought us everything from Henry Zankov's new take on Diane von Furstenberg's wrap dress to Di Petsa's fountain of breast milk and a very skirt-centric Prada show –– Paris' has only just begun. Perhaps the most anticipated of all the fashion capitals, with storied houses like Chanel, Celine, Dior and Louis Vuitton staging lavish productions to present their collections, it's also the most star-studded.
But what will the VIPs wear? Front row fashion can be a buzzy addition to the collection on the runway. Here we'll keep track of the best looks worn by A-listers as they descend on the French capital.
Scroll down to see the standout celebrity fashion moments in Paris.
This story will be updated throughout Paris Fashion Week.

#here #note #york #diane

Alison Hall learned she had a 36% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer after taking an on-camera ******* sment inspired by Olivia Munn's story
An MRI and biopsies led to an early-stage diagnosis at age 32
She chose to undergo a double mastectomy and hopes her experience encourages younger women to advocate for additional screening
After her mother was treated for breast cancer when she was a teen, Alison Hall says she "thought there may be a risk that I would get breast cancer at some point in my life."
But as the Inside Edition reporter, now 34, tells PEOPLE, "I thought it was something I would deal with much later, at least in my 40s, if not 50s, 60s." Her doctors shared that view, telling Hall that she should start getting mammograms around the time she turned 40.

#cancer #inside #edition

Amanda Peet noticed something unusual months before learning she had breast cancer.
During an interview on Today on Thursday, October 1, Peet, 54, described the change she first felt about six months before her diagnosis.
"I was in my closet, I was probably putting something on and I felt a weird — it just didn't feel like normal skin, but it wasn't the frozen pea that everybody talks about," The Whole Nine Yards star said during her conversation with the show's coanchor Savannah Guthrie.
That unfamiliar feeling prompted Peet to seek medical attention. At the time, she believed the results meant everything was fine.
"I went and I even got an MRI and then they sent me away," she said. "So I thought I had a clean bill of health, but they were actually watching it."

#felt

Amanda Peet's advice for protecting your health? Keep an eye out for the warning signs.
The actress and "Your Friends & Neighbors" star, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, opened up about the medical ordeal in a new interview on the "Today" show Thursday, Oct. 1.
"I feel great," Peet, 54, told host Savannah Guthrie, nine months after receiving her first clear scan in January. "I think about how lucky I was in so many ways."
Peet revealed her cancer battle in a March essay for The New Yorker. The actress said that in August 2025, she went in for a "routine scan" to monitor her "'dense' and 'busy' ****** ." During the appointment, her physician discovered a small tumor on an ultrasound. A subsequent MRI showed Peet had a second tumor, later determined to be benign.
Amanda Peet health: Actress's intimate essay revealing cancer is a 'way to cope a little'

#scan #essay #friends

An influencer is getting slammed after sharing a photo of her breastfeeding her toddler upside down, just days after giving birth to her daughter.
In the photo shared to Instagram on Wednesday, September 30, Rylee Jo Brown appeared to be mid-cartwheel when her son, Beckham, latched on to feed.
"I'm a week and a half postpartum with his little sister and he realized milk is back," Rylee captioned the pic, noting that the breastfeeding moment happened just days after she gave birth to her and her husband, Aidan Brown's daughter, Jo.
While the photo featured an idyllic mountainside backdrop, it was the upside-down action that got people in the comment section talking, with the Instagram post amassing 138 comments and counting.
"Typical main character breastfeeding attention pic for every stranger on the internet to see, A+ behaviour," one commenter wrote.

#Instagram #days #daughter

EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here.
While New York, London and Milan's fashion weeks have come and gone –– having brought us everything from Henry Zankov's new take on Diane von Furstenberg's wrap dress to Di Petsa's fountain of breast milk and a very skirt-centric Prada show –– Paris' has only just begun. Perhaps the most anticipated of all the fashion capitals, with storied houses like Chanel, Celine, Dior and Louis Vuitton staging lavish productions to present their collections, it's also the most star-studded.
But what will the VIPs wear? Front row fashion can be a buzzy addition to the collection on the runway. Here we'll keep track of the best looks worn by A-listers as they descend on the French capital.
Scroll down to see the standout celebrity fashion moments in Paris.
This story will be updated throughout Paris Fashion Week.

#london

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is "cancer free," she announced on X on Sept. 16, 2026. "Some personal news I'm grateful to share. After a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this week, my pathology results came back clear," she explained.

Wiles was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March and told the New York Times that her prognosis was "strong." Wiles did not disclose at the time what treatment she would undergo, but said it would last several weeks — during which time she planned to continue working. Noting that one in eight American women develops breast cancer at some point in their lives, Wiles posted on X at the time: "Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks."
A breast cancer diagnosis is life-altering, but Wiles's comments highlighted the progress that's been made in recent years. Breast cancer is now detected at Stage 0 or 1 — before it has spread — in the majority of cases. Survival rates have risen dramatically, but "the treatments we use to treat early-stage breast cancer have become more tailored" and less disruptive to women's lives, Dr. Lynn Dengel, a University of Virginia surgical oncologist, told Yahoo in March.
"Because [Wiles] was taking care of her health [and getting screened], not only will her prognosis be better, but it will probably minimize what treatment she has to go through and will benefit her work-life and overall balance," Dengel said. She added that most of her patients are diagnosed early and can continue to work while undergoing breast cancer treatment, reducing the financial burden and overall disruption to their lives.
Wiles was diagnosed at age 68 — slightly older than the median age (62) when most women learn they have breast cancer. More than 380,000 American women are diagnosed with some form of breast cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Breast cancer remains the most common form of cancer among women in the U.S., except for skin cancers. And rates are rising. But there's good news: More women are surviving the disease. Treatments have also improved, becoming tolerable enough that many women still work, as Wiles intends to do. Here's what to know about the disease, why rates are rising and how women can reduce their risks.

#breast #diagnosed

Jeff Arcuri credits cruise ship gigs and social media for helping launch his comedy career
He and wife Katie Thurston are navigating her stage 4 cancer diagnosis while pursuing IVF and surrogacy plans
Arcuri incorporates their personal journey into his comedy and praises Thurston as his muse and biggest supporter
Three years ago, comedian Jeff Arcuri would never have predicted he'd be where he is today: a celebrated stand-up, married with a dog and a new homeowner of a fixer-upper in Brooklyn.
He also never thought he'd be navigating the pitfalls of cancer; his wife, Bachelorette star Katie Thurston, 35, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer last March, just months after they were engaged. Her cancer has since developed to stage 4.

#cancer

STUART, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 2: Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Courthouse on September 2, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. Tiger Woods is expected to change his plea in the case over a DUI crash that occurred on March 27, 2026, on Jupiter Island in Martin County. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images) Getty
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are each working through a serious personal crisis.
Woods recently accepted a five-year driving ban. He pleaded no contest to reckless driving charges tied to his DUI case.
Trump, meanwhile, is recovering from breast cancer treatment. On June 13, she shared the beginning of the second phase of care. She had spent four weeks recovering from surgery beforehand.
Despite the separate hardships, People says the couple's relationship has grown stronger.

#tiger

Kate Moss, Jordyn Woods, Elle Fanning and more stars took their footwear back to basics at the front rows of spring 2027 New York Fashion Week. The stars opted out of the flashier shoe trends popping up on the runways. Instead, they punctuated their looks with classic pointed-toe pumps, breathing new life into a timeless classic. Kate Moss GC Images Moss attended the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show at The Plaza Hotel on Thursday. The supermodel went for a laid-back ****** on-up and jeans look, but elevated it by wearing the Gianvito Rossi Gianvito 105 high-heel style in black. The Gianvito 105 is the luxury shoe designer's signature style. The shoes are crafted from a rich, smooth napa leather and are defined by a sleek 105mm stiletto heel and a statement pointy toe. The shoes feature a flattering, low-cut vamp that exposes the front of the foot. Elle Fanning GC Images Fanning attended the Coach spring 2027 fashion show at Basketball City on Wednesday. She wore a statement leopard-print double-breasted coat paired with a white star-studded Coach Tabby bag from the brand's resort 2027 collection. The actress also wore a pointed-toe black leather pump, similar to Moss', though Fanning's pair featured a slightly more elongated toe and a
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#kate

Alix Earle and her sister, Ashtin, are urging women to take proactive control of their health after learning they both carry a BRCA gene mutation.
The news arrived shortly after their mom, Alisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2025 and subsequently tested positive for the BRCA2 mutation.
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Stella Parton Reveals the Real Reason Why Dolly Kept Her Cancer Battle Private
The family documented the emotional moment the sisters received their test results during their Netflix docuseries, Earle Meets World.

#brca

Nicole Kidman meant business on Thursday night in a Chanel suit for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," where she continued to promote her new movie, "Practical Magic 2."
Nicole Kidman
The Oscar-winning actress wore a look from the French luxury fashion house's fall 2026 pre-collection, designed by Matthieu Blazy. The textured gray suit paired trousers with a single-breasted, long-sleeve blazer featuring hip pockets and sinuous lapels.
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Kate Middleton Revisits Her Black-and-white Suzannah London Favorite in Green

#thursday #chanel #tonight #starring