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Farrah Fawcett dies from cancer at age 62

(HealthDay News) UPDATED 2009-06-25

Farrah Fawcett, best known for her role on the series Charlie's Angels and as a national sex symbol in the 1970s, has succumbed to cancer at age 62. Fawcett was diagnosed in 2006 with a rare anal cancer, but she was declared cancer-free in 2007. However, three months later, doctors said the cancer had returned and spread to her liver. Fawcett's publicist, Paul Bloch, said she died at 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. According to the American Cancer Society, anal cancer is found slightly more often in men than women, and is usually curable. Read full story >

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