Jackie Clark

Sadly, cancer touches so many lives and women are a large percentage of those affected by cancer. We interviewed several women who have overcome their cancer diagnosis and asked them 'What makes you feel beautiful?'

Here is a glimpse into their stories--

Tags: beauty, body image, Diagnosis, mesothelioma, mesothelioma cancer

Fashion and beauty magazines paint a more varied picture of beauty than they once did, but that picture is still a tiny one in a rigid frame. Whether you're a blonde, brunette or redhead, you can be one of the beautiful people -- but only if you're tall and willowy. What about women who have lost their hair after cancer treatment? What about those who have lost limbs or other body parts following surgery? What about those whose fight has etched fresh lines on a once-smooth face?

You are beautiful too.

By one school of aesthetic thought, you have a transcendent beauty that no merely pretty model could hope to match.

Tags: beauty, cancer, chemotherapy, hair loss, self confidence, self image