One of the founders of Apple, Steve Jobs has become the most famous and widely discussed innovator of the last two decades. Much of what we now perceive as the norm (mobile phones, laptops, tablets) would not have appeared without the contribution of him and his corporation to the development of innovative solutions.
Date of death of Steve Jobs
The date of birth and death of Steve Jobs is as follows: February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011. He died at his home in Palo Alto after a long struggle with the disease. All the time, almost to his death, Steve Jobs worked on developing new products that need to be released to Apple, as well as over the development strategy of the corporation. Only the last months of his life, after taking leave for medical reasons in August 2011, he devoted to communication with family and closest friends, as well as meetings with his official biographer. The funeral of Steve Jobs took place two days after his death, October 7, in the presence of the closest relatives and friends.
Cause of death of Steve Jobs
The official cause of death of Steve Jobs was called pancreatic cancer, which gave metastases to the respiratory system. For the first time about his illness, Steve found out in 2003. Pancreatic cancer is a very dangerous form of cancer, often giving metastases to other organs, the prognosis for such patients is often disappointing and amounts to about half a year. However, Steve Jobs had an operable form of cancer, and in 2004 he underwent successful surgical intervention. The tumor was removed completely, and Steve did not even need additional procedures like chemo- or radiotherapy.
Rumors that the cancer returned, appeared in 2006, but neither Steve Jobs nor Apple representatives commented on this and asked to leave this matter private. But it was obvious to everyone that Jobs was very thin and looked sluggish.
In 2008, rumors broke out with renewed vigor. This time, the not very healthy appearance of the head of the company Apple representatives explained an ordinary virus, because of which Steve Jobs has to take medicine.
In 2009, Jobs went on a long vacation for medical reasons. In the same year he underwent liver transplantation. Liver failure is one of the most common consequences of pancreatic cancer.
In January 2011, Steve Jobs again leaves his post as head of the company for treatment. According to some information, it was at this time he was voiced unfavorable forecast of doctors regarding the remaining time of his life. After that, Jobs does not return to his post, his place is Tim Cook.
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After the death on October 5, 2011, three of its probable causes were named: pancreatic cancer, metastasis, rejection of the transplanted liver and the consequences of taking immunosuppressants, which is mandatory for organ transplantation. The first reason was officially named. Thus, the year of death of Steve Jobs was 2011, he almost 8 years struggled with the disease, in which doctors predict patients no more than six months.
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