When Kris Carr was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer on Valentine's Day 2003, she didn't set out to make a documentary that would change the lives of many. She didn't mean to become an author either, but that's what happened.

"It was a creative way for me to overcome my dread and doubts," said Ms. Carr, whose documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, aired on The Learning Channel in 2007 and led to appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show and other programs. She has also published two books, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor. She is working on a third.

Ms. Carr will be the featured speaker at the Think Pink Banquet, presented by The Augusta Chronicle and University Hospital Breast Health Center on Oct. 13 at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. A silent auction, benefiting the Lydia Project, will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner at 7 p.m.

Ms. Carr was 31 and working as an actress and model when she was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare type of cancer that can cause tumors on the liver and other organs.

During the six years since the diagnosis of her "very slow growing cancer," Ms. Carr has taken a holistic approach to her well-being.

She implemented an organic vegan diet and eats mostly raw, organic vegetables. She juices vegetables, too, drinking at least two green drinks a day.

Her eating habits are a drastic change from what they were before her diagnosis.

"I was a disaster. I was a junk-food junkie. I ate steak and processed foods," she said.

She's a proponent of yoga and advises using shampoos and cosmetics derived from plant-based products rather than chemicals.

Yoga, exercise and her vegan diet are her only courses of treatment.

She does not undergo chemotherapy or take any other medications. She undergoes yearly MRI scans. She said the disease is slow-moving but very stable.

Now 38, Ms. Carr describes herself as a "wellness warrior" and says she feels better now despite cancer.

"My health is stronger in the last two years," she said.

Her focus has shifted from Crazy Sexy Cancer to Crazy Sexy Life. While her Crazy Sexy Cancer Web site, www.crazysexycancer.com is still operational, she points people toward her new site, www.crazysexylife.com, which she calls a hub for health and wellness. It has blogs and other information about an organic lifestyle.

"I needed to move from cancer to life," she said.

Rather than worry about the cancer inside her body and when she's going to die, Ms. Carr said the stresses she faces in her life come from meeting hectic deadlines, such as the one for a book she's finishing in the next few weeks and a television show she's developing, which she can't talk about yet.

"I'm very excited about it. I can't wait until it's announced," she said.

She and her husband, Brian Fassett, recently expanded their family by adopting a dog, Lola.

Through it all, Ms. Carr is glad her negative diagnosis has had a positive effect on others.

"I meet so many people who say they have 'crazy sexy' fill-in-the-blank. It resonates with people big time," she said.