Steve Jobs’ death certificate has been officially released, according to Bloomberg. His exact time and cause of death is documented in the certificate.
Jobs suffered from a rare form of pancreatic cancer that publicly surfaced for the first time in 2004. In April of 2009, Jobs underwent a dangerous liver transplant after taking his first leave of medical absence earlier that year. He continued to battle cancer while intermittently serving at Apple until his formal resignation two months ago.
Apple was incredibly secretive about Jobs’ health condition throughout his years of treatment, officially calling his disease an “undisclosed medical condition.”
Bloomberg:
“Steve Jobs died at home of respiratory arrest and a pancreatic tumor at about 3 p.m. on Oct. 5, according to his death certificate. His occupation was listed as “entrepreneur.”
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department in San Jose, California, released the document today.
Respiratory arrest was listed as the immediate cause of death, with “metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor” listed as the underlying cause, according to the certificate. Jobs’s death occurred five years after the onset of the tumor, according to the certificate.
No autopsy was performed. Jobs was buried at a non- denominational cemetery in Santa Clara County on Oct. 7. The name of the person who filled out the certificate was blacked out.”
A private funeral was held for Jobs last Friday, and Apple plans to hold a company memorial on Wednesday, October 19th. The public will not be allowed to attend.
It’s touching that Steve listed his occupation as “entrepreneur.” He was a CEO by title, but an entrepreneur by heart.
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18 responses to “Steve Jobs’ Official Cause of Death Was Respiratory Arrest and Pancreatic Tumor”
He was the ultimate entrepreneur.Â
I’m curious to read about his health conditions in his bio, but I’m still heartbroken by his death.Â
You and me both. I will be buying the biography the day it comes out, if I can possibly get my hands on a copy.
Would be such an honour to attend a memorial of him. It would be great if the retail stores had a small remembrance. I’d love to be part of it.
I’ve been googling for days when he left Apple, and I dreaded that this would come sooner than we expected. But I have never thought it would come this soon.
The world won’t be the same without Steve.
I don’t care if it is a public document, posting about his death certificate is invasive, tasteless and tacky.
“Steve Jobs dead at 56, his life ended prematurely by chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer:”
http://www.naturalnews.com/033…
I’m troubled by certain things I’m reading “between the lines.” Â Foremost is how did Jobs get a liver transplant in 2009? Â The rule of thumb for cancer treatment, as I understand it, is that you are considered in remission for a minimum of five years after your treatment is deemed successful; i.e. 5 years “cancer-free.” Â Only then are you considered “cured.” Â But Jobs was far from the five year mark in 2009, so how did he even get on the list, never mind a liver?
What am I missing here? Â You hear the apocryphal stories of scirosis patients getting tossed off lists for taking one drink (except if you’re Mickey Mantle). Do the rules change if your oncologist says it’s a necessary part of an overall plan of treatment? Â Is the remission calculationm for pancreatic cancer different than others?Before the flaming starts, I’m not begrudging Jobs a liver, and I’d do anything I possibly could to secure one for myself no matter the “rules.” Â But how did someone who wasn’t (textbook) cured of cancer get an organ? Â And two years later both are gone? Â Seems like a double loss.Let the hating begin.
iBooks? That’s where I bought it, so it goes “back” to Apple.
iBooks? That’s where I bought it, so it goes “back” to Apple.
More invested in my Kindle library at this point. I’ve given Apple plenty of money, and plan on continuing that trend. I consider giving them all the profit on a $3K Mac Pro a bit more significant than giving them their 30% on a book Steve grudgingly allowed to be written so his kids could know why he was never there.