Lance Mackey beat cancer back in 2001 and on Tuesday he won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Mackey was diagnosed with neck cancer in 2001 and received surgery and radiation for his treatment.

Lance owns a kennel named Lance Mackey's Comeback Kennel. He indeed made a comeback, he has back to back wins in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.

Mackey's status as a cancer survivor and champion musher will inspire other people with cancer, said Christine Schultz, 42, of Nome, a medical social worker who stood out in subzero temperatures with co-workers from Norton Sound Regional Hospital to watch Mackey cross the finish line. "I think it gives people hope they can overcome cancer and live their dreams," she said.

Don't ever doubt I can't do something," Mackey said in Nome after his win. "I lived through cancer."

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That is how Sasha titled her post on May 9, 2006. She was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 4th. Sasha lives in Alaska and blogs Sasha's Window. She is an amazing girl and I'm really glad that I've gotten to know her. Maybe I'll visit her someday! To find out updates about Sasha visit her webpage.

Here is Sasha's first post telling about her diagnoses of breast cancer:

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BBC News is reporting that the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has caused a massive oil spill off Lebanon's coastline that could take ten years to clean up and poses a threat of increased cancer risks for people living in the region. The spill was caused by the Israeli bombing of the Jiyyeh power station.

Yacoub Sarraf, Lebanon's environment minister, stated that they cannot begin to tackle the problem until the conflict ends. "We cannot get equipment, companies, labor or know-how to handle the problem," he said until the safety of technical teams can be guaranteed.

Marine experts from Inforac, an organization with links to the United Nations Environment Program (Unep), said the spill of fuel oil was a "high-risk toxic cocktail made up of substances which cause cancer and damage to the endocrine system." The experts warned that the first people at risk from the toxic spray at the time of the bombing were the two million inhabitants of Beirut.

Experts are comparing the oil spill to the Erika tanker oil spill off the coast of France and speculated that the Lebanon oil spill could end up being as devastating as the Exxon Valdez disaster.

In 2002, DeeDee Jonrowe, who has finished in the top ten of the last 14 Iditarod Great Sled Races, was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a breast cancer survivor, she has served as an honorary chairperson for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and raises money for breast cancer research.

Her accomplishments as the top female dog musher are the stuff of legends. According to her personal website, she has both the fastest time of any woman in the history of the Iditarod and 14 top ten finishes in her career. Her second place finish in 1998 was the fifth fastest Iditarod time ever recorded at that point. In addition to the Iditarod, she has competed and won most major dogsledding races throughout her career, including the Copper Basin 300, Klondike 300 and the John Beargrease sled dog marathon.

"I have had many successes and disappointments in the past 20 years but one element has remained consistent. I have always tried to do my very best," states Jonrowe. Whether racing or surviving breast cancer, her best makes her a remarkable woman and an inspiration to breast cancer survivors worldwide. She has a book in the works about her comeback from cancer to race again. To learn more about Jonrowe, visit her here.