Jennifer Lyon, a contestant on Survivor: Palau passed away from breast cancer on January 19, 2010. Jennifer was 37 at the time of her death. Jennifer found fame as contestant on the tenth season of the popular reality show, which aired in 2005. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, at the age of 33. She told People Magazine at the time that she first felt a lump in her breast in 2004, but didn't seek treatment as she thought it was related to her breast implants. Instead it was stage 3 cancer.http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/01/20/survivor-contestant-dies-at-37/

After her diagnosis, Jennifer, or Jenn as she was known to friends, underwent a double mastectomy as well as chemotherapy. In recent years, she had done a variety of charity work directed towards raising money for breast cancer research, including opening a Christmas tree lot this past holiday season and donating the profits to the Susan Love Cancer Research Foundation. She had also maintained close relationships with both Survivor host Jeff Probst and fellow Survivor alum Ethan Zohn, who is engaged in his own cancer battle.http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/20/jeff-probst-remembers-survivor-palau-contestant-jennifer-lyon/

Jennifer Lyon passed away in Oregon near the Hood River, surrounded by family.http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/20/jeff-probst-remembers-survivor-palau-contestant-jennifer-lyon/

Jennifer Lyon was best known for her stint on the reality show Survivor during the show's tenth season in Palau. She ended up one of the last four contestants, and was eliminated during a fire-building challenge after the Tribal Vote ended up with her and another contestant, Ian Rosenberger, tied for elimination. Tom Westman ended up the eventual winner of the season.http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article5401.art&page=3

After Survivor, Jenn returned to Los Angeles, where she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She spent the remaining five years of her life raising awareness and money for breast cancer related organizations as well as struggling to survive her own battle with the disease.