[X Newbies] Steve Jobs Has Cancer Surgery

[R. Sigismonti]

John, FYI.

Dad



On Aug 2, 2004, at 2:24 AM, Shawn King wrote:

> On 8/2/04 1:13 AM, "Randy B. Singer" <randy at macattorney.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Steve Jobs had pancreatic cancer surgery today, and his prognosis is
>> excellent.  He will be recovering, and won't get back to work, until
>> September.
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040802/tc_nm/ 
>> tech_apple_jobs_
>> dc_14
>
> Here is the text of the email Jobs sent to Apple employees:
> Team,
>
> I have some personal news that I need to share with you, and I wanted  
> you to
> hear it directly from me.
>
> This weekend I underwent a successful surgery to remove a cancerous  
> tumor
> from my pancreas. I had a very rare form of pancreatic cancer called an
> islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, which represents about 1 percent of  
> the
> total cases of pancreatic cancer diagnosed each year, and can be cured  
> by
> surgical removal if diagnosed in time (mine was). I will not require  
> any
> chemotherapy or radiation treatments.
>
> The far more common form of pancreatic cancer is called adenocarcinoma,
> which is currently not curable and usually carries a life expectancy of
> around one year after diagnosis. I mention this because when one hears
> "pancreatic cancer" (or Googles it), one immediately encounters this  
> far
> more common and deadly form, which, thank god, is not what I had.
>
> I will be recuperating during the month of August, and expect to  
> return to
> work in September. While I'm out, I've asked Tim Cook to be  
> responsible for
> Apple's day to day operations, so we shouldn't miss a beat. I'm sure  
> I'll be
> calling some of you way too much in August, and I look forward to  
> seeing you
> in September.
>
> Steve
>
> PS: I'm sending this from my hospital bed using my 17-inch PowerBook  
> and an
> Airport Express.
>
>
> -- 
> Shawn King
> Host/Executive Producer
> Your Mac Life
> http://www.yourmaclife.com
>
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