@heavyphil
Yes Ryan Sanburg died recently of PC-however, I believe many of the recent fatalities ( OJ Simpson, Wm Hurt, Dennis Hopper) famous and unknown, do not seek treatment early and often are too busy to take the medications or commit to radiation schedule...they are not having real symptoms ( yet) and /or dont trust the doctors etc...where I get radiation, we had one come for 1 session and never came back ( that I know of)..they roll the dice and some live a good while longer, some do not..

My dad had non Hodgkins lymphoma -diagnosed in 1990 or so- he had surgery and then took 4 of scheduled 12 chemo sessions. He never went back..we were upset with him, as was his oncologist. However Pa stood firm...he lived 28 more yrs before it came back ferociously and took him in about 6 months..he again didn want any treatment ( which prob would have extended his life) Pa out lived his oncologist and never looked back on his decision.. he said he didn like the way chemo made him feel and that was that..he had once been 2 pack /day Lucky Strike smoker ( 30 yrs) worked 50 yrs for oil company ( which is prob how he got lymphoma from benzene contact)...at any rate, some do survive cancer all by themselves, most do not..Pa did eat lots of broccoli and salmon and rode his stationary bike 7 mi/day and took vitamin C...thats it..he enjoyed life up until 101 or so..then downhill. ( below pic is Pa on 100 birthday- wanted to smoke some pot and then we got ice cream.he said" best damn ice cream I ever had !)