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Ever wondered which famous people have suffered mouth cancer? No? Well I did. I came up with this list but are there any others you can suggest to add to it? There is an American comedian I was reading about when I was diagnosed some years ago but I couldn't remember his name. My list is: Sigmund Freud - thirty-three operations for cancer of the jaw and oral cavity which he endured during the sixteen remaining years of his life. Babe Ruth - diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma refers to a malignant growth that arises from epithelium, which tends to infiltrate and metastasize to other organs. Ulysses S. Grant - Grant was diagnosed with a carcinoma of the right tonsillar pillar in early June 1884. The cancer was at the base of the tongue and was described as a malignant squamous epithelioma, which was a scaly, invasive, metastasizing growth. At the onset of his cancer, surgical and technological movements were not advanced enough to effectively control the carcinoma. Colleen Zenk Pinter - Emmy nominated actress (Barbara Ryan on CBS’s As the World Turns) Jack Klugman – (Quincy, M.E.) couldn’t speak for more than three years after his cancer treatments. Videoclip: Jack Klugman on early detection of oral cancer Jack Wild – Actor from OLIVER – the artful dodger. Burl Ives – singer Sir Bobby Robson – football manager Grant Achatz - superstar chef Hope no one is offended by this by the way. I just thought it might be interesting and maybe help people to realise others, even very famous ones, have suffered the same illness. TonyThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Dr Vinod K Joshi, | |||
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Interesting! There's also John Diamond, writer for The Times, who passed away at age 47 of throat cancer. Don't know if you read it, but I started a thread in General Chat a few weeks ago titled "Babe Ruth Didn't Die of Throat Cancer!" (I use an overabundance of exclamation points.) Mimi | ||||
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No sorry I hadn't seen that. John Diamond of course - I read his book when I was ill. Very brave man to record his illnessas he did. I was devastated at the time when I heard he had died. Nice man. Tony | ||||
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Hi all! Amanda Blake--Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke Eddie Van Halen Charlie Watts (throat cancer) Burl Ives Peter Tork of the Monkees.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Julia, Howdilly doodilly, survivorinos! | ||||
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I didn't know Eddie Van Halen had had tongue cancer until I read it here. Had a quick look in a few search engines and websites and it seems that he believes it was holding a metal plectrum in his mouth and not the well documented chain smoking and heavy drinking that gave him the cancer He thinks he's found a cure for cancer too. Can I have lots of whatever he's on please 13 years and still kicking it. Never give up your fight. | ||||
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