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Yes, probably brought-on by the stress of being caught up in a bank fraud that was not his fault, but which left him almost penniless.
When it was clear he was a dying man, he reluctantly wrote his memoirs, to leave his famly something to live on. He finished this excellent best-selling work just days before his death.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou don't choose to have cancer, you just get it.
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∙ 12y agoThe causes of cancer are still uncertain. Grant was a cigar smoker and at times a heavy drinker. These habits may have been a factor in his contracting throat cancer.
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∙ 11y agoYes.
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Which US president died of cancer?
Ulysses S. Grant died from throat cancer.
Which president died of cancer in the throat?
Ulysses Grant was the victim of this disease.
Has any presidents died of cancer?
I can think of three- there may have been more. Throat cancer killed U. S. Grant. Cleveland had successful surgery for a cancer in the roof of his mouth while he was president and Reagan had successful surgery for colon cancer.
Which president smoked 20 cigars a day and died from throat cancer?
Ulysses S. Grant died from throat cancer and smoked cigars- I do not know how many.
What 2 presidents died of throat and mouth cancer?
In 1884, eighteenth U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant was diagnosed with throat cancer. He died on July 23, 1885. Nowadays, it's thought that he actually died from carcinoma of the tongue and tonsils. Grant was the only president with a confirmed case of throat cancer.
What President became addicted to cocaine after being diagnosed with throat cancer?
Ulysses S. Grant
How did Gen Ulysses S. Grant die?
Throat cancer, possibly brought on by the stress of being ruined by so-called colleagues in a bank fraud. The last photo shows him writing his memoirs, which he did reluctantly, to provide for his family. He managed to complete them just days before his death. (Like Sherman's, they were better than expected from someone who did not look as though he would write a good book.)
Did Ulysses S. Grant survive the war?
Yes. He became President, and eventually died of throat cancer in 1885.
What type of cancer did grant died of?
He died from throat cancer.
When did Ulysses S. Grant get cancer?
Grant supposedly had cancer (carcinoma ) of the tongue and tonsils. There was no treatments back then.
What did Ulysses S. Grant die of?
throat cancer
Have any US Presidents ever died of cancer If so how many and who were they?
Only one president has died from cancer and that is Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant. He had cancer in the throat. Other presidents have had cancer but have not died.
