Rockers who contracted Lung Cancer from Smoking?

[Olivia Sophia]

I wish RFK would ban tobacco. I know that sounds fascist. But, big tobacco is bent on addicting kids, at age 15. Most of them never quit.

Eddie Van Halen swears he wasn't dying from SMOKING..But, he probably was.

Keith Richards quit about ten years ago.

Did Anne Wilson smoke? She's dealing with health problems.

Frank Zappa?

[AnthonyFocxsFogMachine]

Zappa had metastatic prostate cancer.

He also was militantly pro smoking, didn't think it caused cancer, called cigarettes food and called tobacco his "favorite vegetable".

https://youtu.be/PNL-tA1tmwI?si=5vpRrUdjL7HRdE8Y&t=205

[AnthonyFocxsFogMachine]

Joe Cocker and George Harrison died from lung cancer and were smokers.

[Olivia Sophia]

Zappa had metastatic prostate cancer.

He also was militantly pro smoking, didn't think it caused cancer, called cigarettes food and called tobacco his "favorite vegetable".

https://youtu.be/PNL-tA1tmwI?si=5vpRrUdjL7HRdE8Y&t=205

He wasnt, as I recall, given to self gaslighting.

I wonder why he convinced himself of that?

[Olivia Sophia]

Joe Cocker and George Harrison died from lung cancer and were smokers.

I'm always astounded that SINGERS would smoke.

But...that shit is more addictive than heroin

[NineteenEightyFour]

I was watching an interview with Don Dokken from a couple weeks ago. His voice is notably gone and he's in his 70s but he still smokes cigs!

[Psychobolia.com]

Who smokes in the US? Every time I go back there, nobody I know smokes, they all chain drink. The only American smoker I know is here in my hood in Paris.

[the_man_incognito]

I was watching an interview with Don Dokken from a couple weeks ago. His voice is notably gone and he's in his 70s but he still smokes cigs!

I have a friend that said he talked to Don for several late night hours on one of those rock cruises.
Don basically chain smoked the entire time and talked about his voice not being what it used to be...he didn't seem to be cognizant there could be a connection to the smoking according to my friend.

[Olivia Sophia]

I was watching an interview with Don Dokken from a couple weeks ago. His voice is notably gone and he's in his 70s but he still smokes cigs!

Some people simply never kick that addiction.

Kris Kristofferson said that he couldn't quit, but lived to 80s

I truly wish they'd declare it a bio hazard

[GoodJudge]

Joe Cocker and George Harrison died from lung cancer and were smokers.

I'm always astounded that SINGERS would smoke.

But...that shit is more addictive than heroin

I was shocked when I read that Geoff Tate smoked cigs. That was quite a few years ago, maybe he's given up now.

[Wiseacre]

Joe Cocker and George Harrison died from lung cancer and were smokers.

I'm always astounded that SINGERS would smoke.

But...that shit is more addictive than heroin

No way that is true. Not that I’ve ever been a heroin addict, but I started smoking after high school and would often stop for year or two for different reasons. They never, e er affected my voice, but it would give me sinus issues that definitely did if I ended up sick on the road. Like if my band was going on tour or into the studio, I would just stop for several months and then maybe start up again (or sometimes not). You just need the motivation. It isn’t hard at all to stop if you want to and I smoked a pack to a pack and half a day. About 20 or so years ago, I have a wicked panic attack (the first in forever) and went to the ER with palpitations that freaked me out. It turned out to be nothing at all, but I stopped for a day or two since I was wearing a heart monitor and never touched them again. Now just the smell of one from 30 feet away makes me sick and can’t even believe I ever smoked them.

If cigarettes are more addicting than heroine then people who can’t kick heroin are the biggest pussies ever.

andy kaufman was sort of a health nut and never smoked but died of lung cancer.

[TravisBicklesMohawk]

I was watching an interview with Don Dokken from a couple weeks ago. His voice is notably gone and he's in his 70s but he still smokes cigs!

Some people simply never kick that addiction.

Kris Kristofferson said that he couldn't quit, but lived to 80s

I truly wish they'd declare it a bio hazard

Never gonna happen. Too much money to be made.

[CrankerBait]

Ronnie Wood had surgery a few years ago to treat lung cancer. Seems to have recovered.

[keyofgee]

my generation somewhat knew that smoking was deadly. These days and for some time now everyone knows it does. FOR SURE>>>But new smokers line up everyday. I see young ppl in the store buying cigarettes and I want to shake them and tell them to stop being stupid. I am against banning but that is one thing that should be banned. But it wont be. Why? Everyone benefits from it but the smoker. The tobacco companies make money. Doctors make money. Pharmacies make money. Insurance companies make money. I have to pay 15% more coverage because my wife smokes. Oxygen tank producers make money. the companies that fill the bottled air tanks make money. The companies that make the portable oxygen machines make money and then the funeral homes make money. Absolutely stupid to start that habit. My wife started smoking at 30. way past the peer pressure. She has zero will power to quit. though she has tried several times. Its a pack a day. so, 10 bucks a day, 70 bucks a week, 280 a month for more than likely a future of a crap ton health problems. If she was smoking when I first met her. She would have been someone else's problem. I cant stand the smell of cigarettes on her clothes and breath...I hate everything about it.

for the rockers. John Mellencamp is another idiot. He said his smoking has finally given him the voice of a black man. Something he always wanted. i have a friend that will remain unnamed but when he got his record deal in the late 80's, he was told to start smoking lucky strikes to give his voice more grit and bluesy sounds. It turned him into a life long smoker too.

[FreddyFender]

I wish nicotine and similar chemicals put in products to make them addictive were banned.

People want the freedom to make their own (bad) choices. But the addictive quality in cigarettes should be illegal.

[Anthrax442]

Lemmy had a lot of issues from smoking, but I don't recall if he specifically ended up with lung cancer or not, I know he had at least prostate and brain cancer at the end.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Glenn Frey
Bowie

[Olivia Sophia]

Here's a more detailed look at some of these individuals:
Lucille Ball: The "I Love Lucy" star battled lung cancer and underwent surgery, eventually passing away in 2010.
Yul Brynner: Known for his role as the King in "The King and I," Brynner was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1985, according to Healthgrades.
Humphrey Bogart: The iconic Hollywood actor also died from lung cancer in 1957.
Steve McQueen: The star of "The Great Escape" battled lung cancer and died in 1980.
Walt Disney: The creator of Disney films also succumbed to lung cancer in 1966.
Joe DiMaggio: The baseball legend was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in 1999.
Peter Jennings: The respected news anchor died of lung cancer in 2005.
Donna Summer: The music icon was diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away in 2012.
Kathryn Joosten: The actress known for her role on "Desperate Housewives" underwent treatment for lung cancer and continued to work.
George Harrison: The Beatles guitarist was diagnosed with lung cancer and later died in 2001.
Larry King: The TV host underwent surgery for lung cancer in 2017.
Dana Reeve: The actress, wife of Christopher Reeve, succumbed to lung cancer in 2006.
Kate Micucci: The actress from "Big Bang Theory" recently had surgery for lung cancer.

[Wiseacre]

Steve McQueen did not die from cancer.

[TravisBicklesMohawk]

Here's a more detailed look at some of these individuals:
Lucille Ball: The "I Love Lucy" star battled lung cancer and underwent surgery, eventually passing away in 2010.
Yul Brynner: Known for his role as the King in "The King and I," Brynner was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1985, according to Healthgrades.
Humphrey Bogart: The iconic Hollywood actor also died from lung cancer in 1957.
Steve McQueen: The star of "The Great Escape" battled lung cancer and died in 1980.
Walt Disney: The creator of Disney films also succumbed to lung cancer in 1966.
Joe DiMaggio: The baseball legend was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in 1999.
Peter Jennings: The respected news anchor died of lung cancer in 2005.
Donna Summer: The music icon was diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away in 2012.
Kathryn Joosten: The actress known for her role on "Desperate Housewives" underwent treatment for lung cancer and continued to work.
George Harrison: The Beatles guitarist was diagnosed with lung cancer and later died in 2001.
Larry King: The TV host underwent surgery for lung cancer in 2017.
Dana Reeve: The actress, wife of Christopher Reeve, succumbed to lung cancer in 2006.
Kate Micucci: The actress from "Big Bang Theory" recently had surgery for lung cancer.

Lucille Ball did not die from lung cancer. She died during surgery to correct a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
Her husband Desi Arnaz, did in fact, die from lung cancer.
I Love Lucy is one of my fave shows of all time and every time I see them smoking, it makes me nauseous. Given Pall Mall was one of their sponsors, they had no choice and it was the early 50s, when smoking was not known to be dangerous.

[Alias]

Meanwhile, pipe smokers keep on living long healthy lives.

Probably because they dont inhale, can't chain smoke a pipe, and it's not a FUCKING CIGARETTE loaded with all sorts of non tobacco shit.

Cigarettes gotta go. May as well smoke plastics from the landfill.

[AnthonyFocxsFogMachine]

Steve McQueen did not die from cancer.

False. He went to a sketchy clinic in Mexico and died after surgery to remove tumors after docs in the U.S. had advised against it.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/09 ... 342594000/

And he had mesothelioma, which isn't caused by smoking, but IS definitely cancer

[VinnieVincentsVag]

Wife was a nurse for 30 yrs.
Said she saw as many nonsmokers die from lung cancer as smokers.
I thought that was odd

[Wiseacre]

Steve McQueen did not die from cancer.

False. He went to a sketchy clinic in Mexico and died after surgery to remove tumors after docs in the U.S. had advised against it.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/09 ... 342594000/

And he had mesothelioma, which isn't caused by smoking, but IS definitely cancer

Yes, I know all about the story and all the the lies still pushed about it. He went AFTER “traditional” treatments (by those same doctors you mentioned) just about killed him (and they knew those treatments wouldn’t do shit anyway) and he still didn’t “die” from the condition. He died in surgery. There is WAY more to the story than you’ll find on any single website especially since there is still a major push to describe the whole thing as “quackery”.

https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/steve-mcqueen-death/

[Traxan]

Warren Zevon chain smoked for 30 years.

Gave it up, became a fitness junkie. Liked to say he worked out more than Vin Diesel.

Too late, damage done. Died of lung cancer in 2003.

[GoodJudge]

I Love Lucy is one of my fave shows of all time and every time I see them smoking, it makes me nauseous. Given Pall Mall was one of their sponsors, they had no choice and it was the early 50s, when smoking was not known to be dangerous.

Nope, it was known in the 50s, at least to medical researchers. But Big Cig immediately and successfully went into cover-up mode that lasted many years. They're still denying it to an extent, but now they bought up all the big vape brands so they could sell it as a "healthy" alternative, then marketed them to kids (not officially, of course, but they know what they're doing) with all those 'strawberry pie' and similar flavours, to get a new generation of addicts. Utter scum.

There's a story about one of the guys who played the Marlboro Man in the 70s being on set and realising none of the big company execs were smoking. Because they knew way back then what shit they were selling and what it would do to them.

[Grendel]

Steve McQueen did not die from cancer.

Yes he did.

[AnthonyFocxsFogMachine]

Steve McQueen did not die from cancer.

False. He went to a sketchy clinic in Mexico and died after surgery to remove tumors after docs in the U.S. had advised against it.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/09 ... 342594000/

And he had mesothelioma, which isn't caused by smoking, but IS definitely cancer

Yes, I know all about the story and all the the lies still pushed about it. He went AFTER “traditional” treatments (by those same doctors you mentioned) just about killed him (and they knew those treatments wouldn’t do shit anyway) and he still didn’t “die” from the condition. He died in surgery. There is WAY more to the story than you’ll find on any single website especially since there is still a major push to describe the whole thing as “quackery”.

https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/steve-mcqueen-death/

Unfortunately, mesothelioma is and was incurable.

The worst type of quack (the special place in hell type) is one that preys on desperate patients with unproven (and never free) treatments that give false hope and, as in Steve McQueen's case, KILL THE PATIENT.

That "truthaboutcancer" website article has demonstrably false claims, such as they removed a "Dead Tumor" (what the hell is that?) and "There has never been a study in the history of the world showing immunotherapy has any effect on mesothelioma". Immunotherapy is, in fact, EVIDENCE BASED therapy used for Mesothelioma (and a ton of other cancers) and buys patients time, improves their quality of life for a bit, but like all available treatments, doesn't cure the disease.

McQueen died from COMPLICATIONS OF AN (UNPROVEN) CANCER TREATMENT. You can split hairs all you want, but a)he definitely had cancer that would have killed hime and b)he died from complications of treatment of that incurable cancer. The surgery had no proven benefit. Pulmonary emboli are a)complications of cancer and b)complications of surgery (which an ethical surgeon would not have offered).

You can tout websites that purport to have the "truth" about cancer all you want. But if you are unfortunate enough to get cancer, I hope you don't let your hope (and money) ride on unproven alternative treatments at a fee-for-service clinic RUN BY AN ORTHODONTIST (Dr. Kelley) in Mexico.

[aznsquirt]

The thing is, what Wiseacre replied to already covers all of this.

It's intentionally written as "Steve McQueen: The star of "The Great Escape" battled lung cancer and died in 1980.", rather than say, the Humphrey Bogart one that says "died from lung cancer".

Seems accurate to me, so I'm not sure what the argument is.

[fret123]

Interesting nobody mentioned COPD yet. That’s what my dad died of and believe me you don’t want that. Worse than cancer.