Mildred Scheel

Mildred Scheel (born December 31 1932 in Cologne; died May 13 1985 in Bonn) was a German doctor and the second wife of former German president Walter Scheel.

Mildred Scheel devoted her life to the fight against cancer. She founded the cancer support organisation "Deutsche Krebshilfe" (German Cancer Society) in 1974 and worked tirelessly to spread awareness and raise funds. In 1985 she died from complications of cancer. A diagnosis she kept secret from all but her closest family.

In 1980, long time friend Andy Warhol immortalized her image with a limited edition screen-print published to raise funds for the German Cancer Society.

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