7 people who allegedly faked cancer for personal gain

It's pretty hard to get any lower than this

Brittany Ozarowski claimed she had cancer — allegedly to score donations to help feed her heroine addiction.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Suffolk County District Attorney)

No one wants cancer. In fact, there are many, many people who dedicate their lives to figuring out how to eradicate it from this world. Which is why, perhaps, we unquestioningly believe and do anything for those who are affected by the deadly disease. You'd have to be pretty low to lie about something like that. And yet...

1. The woman who allegedly faked cancer to fund her heroin habit

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.