In the United States 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. There are over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Approximately 41,760 women and 500 men were expected to die from breast cancer in 2019. The median age of diagnosis in females with breast cancer was 62 years.
Kelly Preston was 57 years old. John Travolta and Kelly Preston were married for 28 years. They had three children each born about ten years apart. Their oldest son died at the age of 17 from a seizure in 2009. Their youngest, a son is 10 years old. Imagine losing your mother at such a young age.