Famous Women Who Battled Gynecological Cancers
Marissa Jaret-Winokur
Marissa Jaret-Winokur may be best known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the Tony award-winning musical adaptation of “Hairspray.” After she started her run with the Broadway show in 2001, Winokur was diagnosed with cervical cancer but she kept it a secret from her fellow cast members so they wouldn’t worry about her. The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant had a hysterectomy but doctors were able to preserve her ovaries. She and her husband Judah Miller welcomed a son in 2008 who was born via surrogacy.