Apple's visionary leader Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused due to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate
Apple's visionary leader Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused due to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate.
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The death certificate, which listed his occupation as 'high-tech entrepreneur,' said that Jobs had a "metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumour" for the past five years, the BBC reports.
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In 2004, Jobs revealed that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.u00a0 Five years later he had a liver transplant.
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In January 2011 he took medical leave, before formally resigning as CEO in August and handing over his position to Tim Cook.
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A statement from Jobs' family said they were with him when he died peacefully at his home in Palo Alto.
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