Plunkett never actually visited the bridge before he died in London of throat cancer on 13 August 1937.
Aerosmith had hoped to spend much of 2006 recording material for a new album, but the band had been hit with a number of setbacks during the year, including lead singer Steven Tyler requiring throat surgery in March 2006, bassist Tom Hamilton recovering from treatment for throat cancer, and conflict with their record company.
On February 7, 2008 Galley revealed that he was suffering from esophagus cancer, and had only a short time to live.
In 1934, her husband Bill Harkness had traveled to China in search of a panda, but died of throat cancer in Shanghai early in 1936.
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However, a small proportion occurs secondary to other conditions, such as esophageal cancer or Chagas disease (an infectious disease common in South America).
The board of the ECAA has fostered national support and, on May 11, 2010, Congressman Bill Posey brought forth legislation in the United States House of Representatives to name April "Esophageal Cancer Awareness" month.