List of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer

This article lists notable people who were or have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

• Audrey Hepburn died January 20, 1993^[1]
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete^[2]
• Bob Jenkins, Auto racing broadcaster^[3]
• Bobby Moore, England Football Captain and World Cup winner 1966, died February 24, 1993. The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK is committed to beating bowel cancer in his memory.^[4]
• Howard Marks, Welsh drug smuggler and author ^[5]
• Carmen Marc Valvo, American Evening-wear designer^[6]
• Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, died at age 77; 60 days after diagnosis.^[7]
• Claude Debussy, French composer^[8]
• Corazon Aquino, 11th president of the Philippines who died 1 Aug 2009, aged 76.^[9]
• Eartha Kitt died December 25, 2008^[10]
• Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Developed colon cancer at age 66, died 2002 aged 101^[11]
• Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress, died at age 62, 8 weeks after diagnosis.^[12][13]
• Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom^[14]
• Jay Monahan, husband of news anchor Katie Couric, died of colon cancer in 1998 at the age of 42; Couric became a spokesperson for colon cancer and an increase in screening rates is attributed to publicity generated by her.^[15]
• Joel Siegel, Emmy award winning film critic and Entertainment Editor of ABC's Good Morning America^[16]
• John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower.^[17]
• José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor, theater, and film director; died 26 January 1992 at the age of 80.^[18]
• John Bain, Video game commentator. ^[19]
• Lynn Faulds Wood, former BBC Watchdog presenter, survived advanced bowel cancer and founded the charities Beating Bowel Cancer and Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign.^[20]
• Sara Murray Jordan, gastroenterologist; diagnosed herself with colon cancer and died in 1959 at the age of 75.^[21]
• Malcolm Marshall, West Indian and Hampshire Cricketer^[22]
• Robin Gibb, singer, musician and producer, member of the Bee Gees.^[23]
• Rod Roddy - second announcer for The Price is Right, died on October 27, 2003, 2 years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.^[24]
• Ronald Reagan, 40th US President.^[25]
• Sam Simon, Co-creator of the TV series The Simpsons; died 8 March 2015 at the age of 59.^[26]
• Sid Waddell, darts commentator (10 August 1940 - 11 August 2012). Died 11 months after diagnosis^[27]
• Simon MacCorkindale, actor; first diagnosed in 2006; died 14 October 2010.^[28]
• Tony Snow, newscaster and former Press Secretary under President George W. Bush; died 12 July 2008 at the age of 53.^[29]
• Vince Lombardi (June 11, 1913-September 3, 1970), American football coach of Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins. The Super Bowl trophy was renamed in his honor shortly after his death, as his Packers won the first two Super Bowls.^[30]

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19. Bain, John. "Twitter / Totalbiscuit". Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
20. Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign|http://www.bowelcancer.tv/cgi-bin/page.pl?page=LynnsStory&accessability=no
21. Hecht, Gail A. (2009). "Sara Murray Jordan, First Woman President of the American Gastroenterological Association (1942–1944)". Gastroenterology. 137 (6): 1877–1879. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.012.
22. BBC report
23. Klein, Sarah (2012-04-23). "12 Famous Faces Touched By Colorectal Cancer". Huffington Post.
24. 'Price Is Right's' Rod Roddy Dies at CBS News
25. BBC
26. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/arts/television/sam-simon-who-helped-shape-the-simpsons-dies-at-59.html?_r=0
27. BBC
28. "Casualty actor Simon MacCorkindale dies aged 58". BBC News. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
29. Fox News
30. Lombardi Dies Of Cancer Milwaukee Journal, Sept. 3, 1970, page 1