Here’s the latest publicly reported information on Steve Jobs’ cause of death:
- The official cause of death listed on his death certificate is respiratory arrest, with the underlying condition identified as a metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (a form of pancreatic cancer). This means the immediate event was respiratory failure brought on by the spread of his pancreatic cancer.[1][3][4]
- The death certificate notes a five-year history of the metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and states there was no autopsy performed. Updates from major outlets at the time confirmed the same underlying details.[4][1]
If you’d like, I can pull a short timeline of key events related to his health disclosures for context, or summarize how this cancer type is typically diagnosed and treated.[1][4]
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Discover the impact of neuroendocrine tumours through the life of Steve Jobs, and his battles with this rare cancer.
neuroendocrine.org.auA copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate made public Monday indicates that the Apple Inc. co-founder died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.
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www.imdb.comA copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate made public Monday indicates that the Apple Inc. co-founder died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.
www.foxnews.comApple says the company's co-founder Steve Jobs has died. He was 56.
www.cbsnews.comHe may have lived longer if he sought proper medical care in time.
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wjla.comThe Apple Inc. co-founder died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.
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