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Published on: VG

October 2003

Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He’s lucky: it’s operable. But he doesn’t want to have it removed. For ten months, he deludes himself that he can get over it with natural remedies, a strict vegan diet, acupuncture, psychic sessions, fruit juices, purges, and hydrotherapy. By the time he’s convinced, in July 2004, the tumor has already spread.