Country music icon Toby Keith passed away at 62 on Monday, after battling stomach cancer since fall 2021. Despite undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and immunotherapy, his condition worsened. In June, he revealed to The Oklahoman of Oklahoma City that his tumor had shrunk by a third, but the disease persisted.
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Dr. Fabian Johnston of Johns Hopkins Medicine emphasized the danger of dismissing symptoms like acid reflux, which can delay diagnosis until the cancer advances. While overall rates of stomach cancer diagnoses have slightly declined in the past decade, cases among adults under 50 are increasing, with reasons remaining unclear.
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