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Beverly Sills Dead at 78

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:37:39 -0800

Opera star Beverly Sills has died from inoperable lung cancer at the age of 78.

"She was one great lady," New York City Opera chairwoman Susan Baker said. "She was just a life force _ brilliant, witty and warm, funny, exquisitely talented. ... In addition to being an icon of the American opera world, she went on to become a great leader in the world of the arts."

Like many lung cancer victims, Sills was never a smoker.

Congressman Charlie Norwood Dies at 65

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:08:31 -0800

Rep. Charlie Norwood, who had been battling lung cancer, has died at home in Georgia at the age of 65.

Norwood had a lung transplant in 2004 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Unfortunately, the immune suppression drugs he took as a result of the transplant led to lung cancer in the non-transplanted lung. The cancer later spread to his liver.

"Charlie was a great member of this body and a friend to all," Rep. Nathan Deal, a fellow Georgia Republican, said on the House floor. Gov. Sonny Perdue ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all Georgia state buildings.

Georgia Congressman Norwood Dies at 65

Rep. Charlie Norwood Going Home for Hospice Care

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:10:27 -0800

Rep. Charlie Norwood, who has lung cancer that has spread to his liver, has decided to end his treatments for now and "put it in the Lord's hands." He will receive hospice care at home in Augusta, Georgia.

"He has spent three months just sick as a dog and finally just said, 'That's it. I'm going home,'" Stone said. "The goal now is to make him as comfortable as he can be ... for as long as the Lord will let him stay with us, and nobody knows how long that will be."

Norwood, who is 65, says he will not rule out future treatments if his situation improves, but for now plans to spend time at home with family.

Rep. Norwood returns home for hospice care

Freddy Fender Has Died of Lung Cancer

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:49:12 -0800

Singer Freddy Fender, 69, has died of lung cancer at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Fender hit it big in 1975 after some regional success, years of struggling - and a stint in prison - when "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts.

Tex-Mex 'Bebop Kid' Freddy Fender dies

Singer Freddy Fender Dies of Lung Cancer

Suzanne Pleshette Diagnosed with Lung Cancer

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:34:15 -0800

Actress Suzanne Pleshette, 69, has been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The cancer, discovered during a routine X-ray, is the size of "a grain of sand and was caught very much in time," said agent Joel Dean. "She feels very lucky. ... She's not concerned and in great spirits."

Pleshette is best known for her role as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show. One of her most famous film appearances was in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, in which she played schoolteacher Annie Hayworth. In 2001, she married former Bob Newhart Show co-star Tom Poston. It is her third marriage - her first marriage was to Troy Donohue and her second to Thomas Gallagher.

Pleshette treated for lung cancer

Freddy Fender Has Lung Cancer

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:43:12 -0800

Musician Freddy Fender has incurable lung cancer. Numerous tumors have been found in his lungs. He stopped chemotherapy in January because of the side effects but has decided to resume it at a lower dose.

Fender started his career in the late 1950s and hit the charts with "Before The Next Teardrop Falls," "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "You'll Lose A Good Thing." He has won three Grammy Awards, the most recent in 2002.

Update: Freddie Fender has died of lung cancer

Freddy Fender has incurable cancer
Music legend Freddy Fender diagnosed with cancer