Famous People With Oral Cancer
Remember: anyone who has a mouth is at risk for oral cancer – not just ‘regular’ people like you and me. Let’s take a look at some famous people who have or had oral cancer. Test your knowledge (or just guess). From each of the categories, choose the person who has or had oral cancer.
- 1.What famous baseball player had oral cancer?
- A.
Tyrus Raymond (Ty Cobb)
- B.
Lawrence Peter (Yogi Berra)
- C.
George Herman Ruth (Babe Ruth)
- D.
Lou Gehrig
- E.
Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron
- 2.What famous Beatle had oral cancer? (Oh! I guess they're all famous!)
- A.
John Lennon
- B.
Paul McCartney
- C.
George Harrison
- D.
Ringo Starr
- 3.What famous psychologist had oral cancer?
- A.
Carl Jung
- B.
Abraham Maslow
- C.
Sigmund Freud
- D.
Alfred Kinsey
- E.
Ivan Pavlov
- 4.What famous rocker had oral cancer?
- A.
Alice Cooper
- B.
Freddie Mercury
- C.
Rod Stewart
- D.
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
- E.
Mick Jagger
- 5.What famous crooner was a victim of oral cancer?
- A.
Perry Como
- B.
Frank Sinatra
- C.
Sammy Davis Jr.
- D.
Dean Martin
- E.
Nat King Cole
- 6.What famous author had oral cancer?
- A.
J.K. Rowling
- B.
J.R.R. Tolkein
- C.
Dr. Seuss
- D.
Dr. Spock
- 7.What famous soap opera star had oral cancer?
- A.
Deidre Hall (Marlena Brady on Days of Our Lives)
- B.
Genie Francis (Laura Spencer on General Hospital)
- C.
Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara Ryan on As the World Turns)
- D.
Erica Slezak (Viki Buchanan on One Life to Live)
- E.
Susan Lucci (Erica Kane on All My Children)
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