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Or it has never really been gone at all? I mean, he had metastatic melanoma that spread to his liver and brains (and even multiple sites within his brain). The fact that a scan didn't show the tumour might just have meant that the tumours were shrinked, but they could overcome the drugs in time.

Would acute alcohol poisoning count as an unnatural death in his case? I guess it'd be classified legally as death by misadventure like other substance abuse cases. Of course, the sort of healthy skin colour he had on that awful Sun photo indicates that his liver must still be functioning (somewhat), and his body has also (sort of) adapted to his drinking habits, so it could still take a few years. Unless he finds professional help...

Ronaldo's injury seemed like a clever ruse, or at least it made the French think that they had already won. I don't really understand what they wanted this night, even before Éder scored, they seemed to have been content with a penalty shootout even though they played at home.

Well, he kind of reminds me of Oscar Niemeyer, who was also quite active till the very end and died at the surprisingly advanced age of 104.9 (of a respiratory infection). On the other hand, pneumonia is a very serious matter for centenarians, so the next few days (weeks) will be critical for him. If he survives till the Olympics, he might have a good chance to survive 2016. Otherwise, Deathlist will soon celebrate hit #7.

Google (Wikipedia) tells you that MND is either used as a synonym for ALS or as an umbrella term encompassing five incurable neurodegenerative conditions including ALS. That being said, Stephen seems to have a special case of ALS (or MND), since he's still alive.

I think that "someone" is our friend ALS. Did you even click on the link though? I guess it has been mentioned before that Hawking's ALS did not exhibit the “classic” progression patterns, which would have meant a death in his 20s. That being said, the most serious health scares he had were all linked to breathing difficulties and he even had a tracheostomy once. So if he is not stabbed by any lunies or a desperate DDP-player, he will probably die of respiratory failure like most ALS sufferers. (In his case, a case of pneumonia will likely contribute to his demise.)

By today, it should've been reported by a more reputable source. This seems like something DDT could add to his list above...

The most usual and common form of pancreatic cancer (pancreatic adenocarcinoma) is usually terminal, but he seems to have been suspiciously active in the last 8 months (since his illness was announced). He has even written a book about his cancer, which is not unusal for Hungarian writers, but the fact that he is still active hints at a somewhat better prognosis (perhaps he still has a few more months (?)).

I guess the fact that the Carter Center was not available for comment might be telling. OTOH, the fact that he'll now be an "emeritus Elder" is almost hilarious. (Being an Elder alongside the likes of Kofi Annan was already a typical "emeritus" position.)

Who was the last cast member of War of the Worlds? If you're talking about the 1953 flick, then we have Ann Robinson & William Phipps among us. But you're probably referring to an obscure version that no one's heard of. I wouldn't call the 1938 radio version (by Orson Welles) obscure – it certainly generated quite a bit of publicity, even more than the 1953 film version. As for Olivia, she can only do crosswords on a daily basis as long as her eyesight allows her to do that. Being deprived of her sigh and hearing, she would have no means of remaining active and it would probably sap her of her will to live. And supercentenarians are extremely rare for a reason. Let's suppose that she's much healthier than your average 100 year old, so that she only has a 30% chance to die each year as opposed to over 40% like a normal person (at her age, any fall or pneumonia etc. could be fatal). Then the probability of her becoming the first Oscar-winning supercentenarian would be (1-0.3)^10 = 0.028. A tiny, tiny chance.

Now that he is the only remaining Republican candidate, who else would Dole support? Perhaps Bernie for the LOLs? And why would people care about whom a 93 year-old, senile unsuccesful presidential candidate supports?

Tmz's sources reported substance (opiate) abuse as the most likely cause for his hospitalization. Flu was apparently only a cover. http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-treated-drug-overdose-dead/

Oh well, I've guessed it: not Fidel. You are a miserable troll, so that wasn't too surprising either.

I was a little bit disappointed when I learned that only his post, and not his life, is at stake here. He should've resigned immediately, yet his wife tried to whitewash him even after the facts were revealed. Disgusting. Mr Prime Minister, Are You Ashamed? https://youtu.be/ORlq_zrfWDc

CDU and FDP are different parties, a coalition government is always an uneasy compromise. Like Nick Clegg was deputy prime minister in the first Cameron government, but the Tories shed no tears when they could form a new government without the Liberals after the next Federal elections. The FDP are now out of the Bundestag and have lost 2/3 of their voters. And now Westerwelle and Genscher? It couldn't get any worse. Anyways, I feel that there is a need for a new conservative party (instead of the CDU), since Bundesmutti Merkel herself has become too liberal. Someone has to take a harder line on immigration, unless they want the NDP to become a serious force in the Bundestag. Edit: I hate autocorrect, fuck you google!

Nah, he was wealthy enough to afford good doctors and even an expensive, weird clinical trial with mice in the US. The problem is, he had recurrent, metastatic, pleomorphic liposarcoma, which became resistant to chemotherapy, and could not be resected, presumably due to the location of the tumours and his failing health. (I guess, the fact that he was extremely obese probably didn't help either.)

He's 74, and he has had ALS since... forever. The problem is that given the stage of his disease, even a minor infection or pneumonia can cause grave problems. I'd say that he has a pretty good chance of dying before the age of 80.

Further notes for Sir Creep: relegation is something that proper sports leagues have to create consequences for bad decision-making and awful play. Americans don't really understand the relegation process. I've tried explaining it to a few here (at work) with very little success. To be fair, the American system has some advantages as well. Yeah, they don't have relegation, but all of their major sports leagues have playoffs, where only the teams with the best records participate. It's a bit like the FA Cup, where there's no "relegation", but badly performing teams knocked out in the early phases won't get nearly as much coverage as those playing for the Superbowl (or the Cup final in the Wembley Stadium) Americans also have a nice draft system, which favours the worst performers, so they can be a little bit better after a shite season, and salary caps to make sure that there is a level playing field between big and small teams.

He's sweepable, because his cancer was apparently declared terminal. Btw if we really need to find an analogy here, I'd compare him to Hugo Chavez instead of Simon or Crowe. He's a controversial politician, just like Chavez, he has sarcoma, just like Chavez, and he's gonna die of it, just like Chavez. If his bro says that he's already fighting for his life, that's clearly a bad sign.

As much as I don't symphatize with Trump, and agree that he lacks both the decency and the mental faculties necessary for the job he aspires to, the allegation that his behaviour (during the primaries) might have hastened Nancy's death seems a bit... ridiculous.

Well, even if the prostate itself was removed, that doesn't give him complete immunity from recurrence/metastases. But if the prostate was removed more than 5 years ago, it should be something else. However, I'm not entirely convinced that he is ill at all. Sure, he is gaunt and his face is very ugly - but has it ever been pretty?

Could you please add a link or at least cite your sources? A quick google search on 'Andrew Lloyd Webber cancer' revealed no recent news, but I didn't wanna dig very deep into the interwebs, so I might have missed something.

It is actually quite unexpected, sure he would go at some point this year, but I'm sure nobody expected him to be the 3rd hit considering the situation Zsa Zsa is in.. Actually, I did. But according to the poll, I was the only one. Zsa Zsa is a professional survivor (strokes, amputation, grave health crises). And all she had was an infection vs terminal cancer that should've killed Crowe by the end of 2015.

Well, actually, you can. You just have to be a bit unlucky. And you have to cut your finger during surgery. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199611143352004

Yeah, doctors usually tend to overestimate survival times of terminal patients by a little (or at least give a date near the upper end of the confidence interval) in order not to make things worse than they already are (also: knowing that if they DO survive longer than that, they might sue them). 10 April.