‘3-time cancer survivor’ never had cancer

Tracy Dart became famous for their cancer advocacy and fundraising, but is now under fire with allegations that they may have lied about their three bouts with breast cancer, helped make more than $ 400,000 for charity never had cancer, revealed reports Friday. This money has been used as intended – for Komen’s research and community health programs.

In a post-2012 on KING 5.com, Dart wrote “After my first breast cancer diagnosis until more than four years at the age of 33, I was lucky enough to get advanced screening and new drugs that had been approved only due to the subsidies and financing of Susan G. Komen for the Cure”. But he notes Team Tracy, which has now been dissolved over the news, did a lot of good-and the Komen statement, which points out Dart never personally received money from the group, says Team Tracy’s California and Seattle members raised more than $414,000 for Komen since 2006, while Dart herself raised more than $28,000.

This Monday, Dart’s Twitter account still described her as being a “3x breast cancer survivor”.

But in recent days the people of West Seattle have begun to see her in a new light after it emerged her very public battle with cancer was a lie. She managed to raise thousands of dollars for cancer research, but some of the money might have gone directly to her. Another representative has also confirmed that Dart did not receive any funds directly from the organization. As reported previously by the Inquisitr, 23-year-old Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates faked cancer and collected roughly $14,000 in donations last year.

Dart’s story is similar to that of former wellness blogger Belle Gibson who lied about having terminal brain cancer.

Matthew Welch, owner of a Seattle vehicle dealership, worked closely with Dart to help raise money for Team Tracy.

“The first words were, ‘Tracy doesn’t have cancer.’ She’s cured, unbelievable!” Just before the page was deleted, a message apparently from Dart herself said she was fighting the liver disease cirrhosis and planning to drop out of social media until further notice.

“I’ve tried so hard to find a good reason why I had to go through this, why this has happened to me, and why I am now having to go through this a second time”, Dart told the West Seattle Herald in 2010.

“‘No, she’s never had cancer’ were the second words”, he added. “I would say she needs help, and I hope she gets it”, he said, referring to Dart, who still can not be reached for a response.

The Seattle Police Department told the New York Daily News that they were aware of the revelation but would not comment on if any action would be taken. Acting under false pretenses for the goal of fundraising, however, qualifies as the crime of fraud.