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Celebrities Who Have Died of Lung Cancer

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Updated December 12, 2005

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Lung cancer is not choosy; it has the ability to develop in anyone - average Joe or a celebrity. It knows no discrimiation. This list entails celebrities and other famous people who have died from lung cancer. You will notice that most of the people on this list were famous in the 30's and 40's. The coincidence is that this was a time period when cigarettes were heavily smoked and the dangers were not known.

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