* American singer Minnie Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28. Riperton, the mother of two children, was diagnosed in 1976 and died in 1979. <ref>IMDb: Minnie Riperton[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727986/]</ref> | * American singer Minnie Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28. Riperton, the mother of two children, was diagnosed in 1976 and died in 1979. <ref>IMDb: Minnie Riperton[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727986/]</ref> |