Throat Cancer

Health

Michael Douglas was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2010. His cancer was specifically oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, which affects the middle part of the throat, includi...

Health

Actor Val Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. He later confirmed the diagnosis publicly and discussed his treatment journey in interviews and his memoir.

people-biography

Sammy Davis Jr. was 64 years old when he died on May 16, 1990. His death followed complications from throat cancer, which had been diagnosed years earlier and had previously req...

Status Updates

Val Kilmer’s health journey and the question of whether Cher was with him when he died intersect a long public record of cancer treatment, advocacy, and enduring public intere...

people

Oppenheimer died from complications of throat cancer, specifically metastatic throat cancer, in February 1967. The illness was diagnosed in 1965, and he underwent surgery and ra...

Status Updates

Val Kilmer’s throat cancer diagnosis became widely known in late 2014, yet confusion persists about exact timing, treatment, and his present health. The actor first sought med...