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By Lisa Fayed, About.com Guide to Cancer since 2005

Ed McMahon Dies Following Battle with Cancer

Tuesday June 23, 2009
Entertainer and Tonight Show sidekick, Ed McMahon, has died. McMahon was recently hospitalized for pneumonia and diagnosed with bone cancer in February 2009. No word on the cause of death for the 86 year old, however many are speculating it was due to the cancer or pneumonia. Stay tuned - more details to follow.

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