Celebrities Who Had Lung Cancer
North America has the highest incidence of lung cancer in the world. There are numerous cases reported each year and the mortality rates are quite high. Various celebrities have lived with this fatal disease for years before they lost the battle against it. Some have been a support for the common people fighting the same disease, by being open about their illness.
Find out who these stars are who suffered from lung cancer in early or late years of their lives.
Larry King
Larry King, known for various movies like ‘Enemy of the state’ and ‘Bee Movie’ was a chain smoker until he suffered a heart attack. The star revealed that his cancer was diagnosed by chance on his routine X-ray film. He advised people to get their routine Chest x-rays done regularly to avoid unpleasant surprises. King got his surgery done for the treatment of cancer in 2017.