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Cook was similarly strident when asked (only once) about the health of CEO Steve Jobs, who recently announced he was going on a medical leave of absence until June. Jobs, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, has been looking emaciated since a public appearance during the summer, and the stock price has whipsawed on sporadic rumors that the disease has recurred...
Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported that the SEC had begun a routine investigation into Apple's disclosure's about Jobs's health. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg has also claimed that Jobs "is considering a liver transplant as a result of complications after treatment of cancer." Apple has declined to comment...
...many ways in which Caroline Kennedy's brief and unofficial candidacy for the U.S. Senate was mishandled, one final ungraceful note is striking particularly close to home. Sources close to Senator Edward M. Kennedy tell TIME that his circle is furious that his brain cancer has been cited by some in her camp as the reason for her decision to withdraw her name from consideration for the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton in New York...
...fact that his illness and prognosis has been known for months. The New York Times, for instance, wrote in its Thursday morning edition: "The person who spoke with Ms. Kennedy said she cited concerns about the health of her uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who suffers from brain cancer and was hospitalized after a seizure Tuesday, as the reason for her abrupt withdrawal." (See Ted Kennedy on the cover of TIME...
...McDonald's (MCD) faced the issue several years ago. Its new CEO at the time developed cancer and eventually died. MCD named a temporary chief executive and told the world...