Actor and comedian Robin Williams underwent aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic on March 13, 2009. He had canceled his comedy tour earlier in...
The comments on the latest Jade Goody post by “Dr63110” made me think of a book I read many years ago called “Medicine and Culture”...
…from metastatic cervical cancer. Sometimes reality is just too real. Jade Goody — cancer of the cervix Date of diagnosis: August 2008 Age at time...
An autopsy by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed our diagnosis of epidural hematoma as the cause of Ms. Richardson’s tragic death. Source...
Yesterday, March 19, 2009, actress Natasha Richardson died of a traumatic brain injury after a “minor fall” while skiing. It was reported that she initially felt...
Comedian Bernie Mac died August 9, 2008 of pneumonia, possibly a complication of Sarcoidosis, a condition he had a number of years. Sarcoidosis is one...
Pancreatic cancer seems to be in the news a lot lately. Most recently, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was diagnosed with stage 1 pancreatic...
I just discovered this site that lists “Celebrities with Cancer” http://www.kantrowitz.com/cancerpoints/celebrities.html
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