Robin Roberts of Good Morning America has shared some deeply personal news with readers and viewers alike: she has cancer. While preparing for a tribute show for her colleague and friend, Joel Seigel, the hostess discovered she had a lump in her breast.

After visiting her doctor and getting a biopsy, her worst fear was confirmed. She is in the early stages of breast cancer. Her immediate thoughts were, "This can't be. I am a young, healthy woman."

Roberts is tackling the issue head on. By sharing her story with the public, she is setting a stellar example of facing her fears head on. She will soon be undergoing surgery and follow up treatments and her prognosis is very good. To send Roberts your support, click here.

In an act of civil disobedience, Jayne Sullivan is staging a one-woman protest at the National Assembly in Cardiff Bay, Wales, until her government agrees to end the postcard lottery of medical care for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Currently, her government has refused to grant women with early-stage breast cancer access to the drug Herceptin. Herceptin, once only prescribed for women diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, is now recommended in most countries for women with early-stage breast cancer. In some parts of Wales, health providers have been prescribing Herceptin to women with early-stage breast cancer, even though it is not officially a permitted protocol in Wales. Herceptin is not without its critics, as the drug may cause serious heart problems and heart failure in some women. Sullivan sits alone in the foyer, determined not to leave, determined to be heard, determined to affect a positive change in the present policy of health care and drug administration for all women of Wales. Sullivan was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago.