Steve Jobs’ cancer clinic sighting sparks new Apple worries

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Steve Jobs’ cancer clinic sighting sparks new Apple worries
February 16, 2011 | Anthony Ha


Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is receiving treatment from the Stanford Cancer Center, according to reports in the tabloid National Enquirer and celebrity gossip site Radar Online.

This seems like a real “consider the source” moment, but the Enquirer has apparently published photos of Jobs looking obviously ill. Neither the Enquirer story nor its photos have been posted online, but The Daily Mail has a summary. It says the photos make Jobs “painfully frail and weak.” The Enquirer says it showed the photos to a physician (which is always a reliable way to get a diagnosis) who described Jobs as “close to terminal” and likely to have only six weeks to live.

Jobs announced his most recent leave of absence from Apple in January, spurring another round of discussion about his health and the company’s future. There was considerable speculation around the fact that Jobs didn’t offer a specific timespan for his leave of absence, suggesting that he could be gone indefinitely.

Jobs’ first leave came in 2004, when he underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer. Then he left again in 2009 for a liver transplant. In each case, Apple is tight-lipped about the reasons for his absence. All Jobs has said publicly is that his leave is medically-related. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/16/steve-jobs-cancer-clinic/

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1. I hope he can recover...

Go back into remission, if it is a return of cancer. Certainly not because of the $$ to be made by Apple investors, but because his own genius captures the imagination of so many. He seems like a decent guy. I truly wish him well.