This week I will be attending the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Orlando, FL. This is a pretty big conference with long booth hours and plenty of networking opportunities.

In honor of all the hard-working scientists in cancer research, this month will feature female musicians who have battled cancer. I haven't decided who all the fabulous females for April will be yet, so it will be a surprise for both of us.

For this first week of April, I have chosen a female singer whose music I am totally unfamiliar with. Her name is Anastacia.

Anastacia hails from Chicago, Illinois and grew up in a showbiz family but her music is most popular in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In fact, her song “Not That Kind” was the biggest Australian single in 2000 and was in the top ten in eight different countries. Worldwide she has over sold over 20 million albums.

Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer identified during a routine mammogram in 2003 (at age 35) and she has successfully completed her treatment and is doing fine. Anastacia also suffers from Crohn’s disease, diagnosed at age 13, but has never let that stop her from achieving her goals in music and in dance.

Here is Anastacia bringing the funk with a live performance of her hit song “Not That Kind”.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!