FACT CHECK #6AKC_O_H

WHAT WE FOUND

Steve Jobs was diagnosed with cancer in 2004 following a scan that revealed a tumor on his pancreas 1 8. According to Jobs' own account of the events, doctors initially told him the condition was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable and that he should expect to live for only three to six months 4 9. This dire prognosis was delivered before a biopsy later that day revealed he actually had a rare, treatable form of pancreatic cancer known as an insulinoma 6 10. High credibility reports of his 2005 Stanford commencement speech confirm that he was indeed given this initial six month life expectancy estimate by his physicians 4. Although the cancer was eventually identified as a curable variety, the initial statement made by his doctors matches the claim 4 9.

SOURCES

1. 1 · participatorymedicine.orgACADEMIC
   Steve Jobs' Cancer Denial - SPM Blog

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2. 2 · cancer.govACADEMIC
   End-of-Life Care for People Who Have Cancer

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3. 3 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   Accuracy of Oncologists' Life-Expectancy Estimates Recalled ...

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4. 4 · news.stanford.eduACADEMIC
   Steve Jobs to 2005 graduates: ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish’ | Stanford Report

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5. 5 · theguardian.comNEWS
   Why doctors get it wrong about when you will die | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

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6. 6 · bbc.comNEWS
   Was Steve Jobs' genius also a fatal flaw? - BBC News

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7. 7 · healthydebate.caWEB
   Can doctors really predict how long one has to live? - Healthy Debate

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8. 8 · fortune.comWEB
   Steve Jobs went to Switzerland in search of cancer treatment | Fortune

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9. 9 · facingcancertogether.witf.orgWEB
   Steve Jobs' Inspirational Commencement Speech - Facing Cancer Together

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10. 10 · allthatsinteresting.comWEB
    Steve Jobs Tried To Treat His Cancer With Alternative Medicine — And It May Have Sent Him To An Early Grave

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