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Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

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Patti Labelle discusses making short film for two sisters she lost to lung cancer

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Exonerated death row inmate dies of cancer one year after release

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Bobbie Smith, former lead singer of music group The Spinners, dies at 76

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — A former lead singer of the soul music group The Spinners has died in Orlando…
/ March 19, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

New report: Fewer African-American deaths from cancer

theGRIO REPORT – The overall rate of African-American deaths from cancer is declining and African-American men are seeing the fastest decline than any other group…
/ February 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Racial segregation linked to lung cancer deaths

theGRIO REPORT – How segregated a neighborhood is may determine who dies from lung cancer, according to a new study…
/ January 17, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Michael Jackson's tiger 'Thriller' dies of cancer

The King of Pop’s famed tiger Thriller died of lung cancer earlier this month…
/ June 28, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Muhammad Ali to attend Joe Frazier's funeral

Muhammad Ali is heading to Philadelphia for the funeral of Joe Frazier. ..
/ November 11, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lung cancer: Not just a smoker's disease

theGRIO REPORT – Although black men smoke less than white men, they are 40 percent more likely to develop the disease…
/ May 22, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

TV On the Radio's Gerard Smith dies of lung cancer

NEW YORK (AP) – The band says on its website that Smith died Wednesday morning. His death comes a little over a month after it was announced that he was battling the disease…
/ April 20, 2011