Steve Jobs takes medical leave again

[malaise]

Pancreatic cancer is the worst cancer on earth. Not even a transplant will save you.

Good luck Steve - this isn't looking good.

[RKP5637]

1. This is sad. I think he's in for a rough road, what a shame. n/t

[livetohike]

2. Very sad. My Dad only lived three weeks after his diagnosis

of pancreatic cancer.....it is the worst cancer on earth. Good luck to Steve. He has hung in there for quite a while.

[malaise]

12. Money helps but not for too long

Very sad indeed

[upi402]

3. That's bad news, sorry to hear it

I'll hold a good thought for Steve.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Is this the diagnosis - pancreatic cancer?

Very bleak if that's the case. Hope it's something less dismal - it's pretty much terminal if that's what it is.

[CountAllVotes]

5. he also had a "secret" liver transplant

That was 2 years ago.

In any event, this is not good. :(

:kick:

[malaise]

11. Well to be honest he has already outlived most

pancreatic cancer patients.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576087690312543086.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology
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Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs said he is taking another medical leave, marking the latest health struggle for the head of the world's most valuable technology company and raising uncertainty over Apple's future direction.

In a Monday morning email to Apple employees, which the Cupertino, Calif., company released publicly, Mr. Jobs wrote the board of directors "has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health."


Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs told employees in an email Monday that he will be taking a medical leave of absence but will remain CEO. WSJ's Marcelo Prince talks to Lauren Goode about what it means for the company and its shareholders.

The 55-year-old pancreatic cancer survivor, who received a liver transplant in 2009, didn't specify what health issue was causing him to take the leave.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576087690312543086.html#ixzz1BKN6bYBj

[grasswire]

6. oh dear

My mother was gone in 60 days from diagnosis. Sad, very sad.

[malaise]

10. It really is horrible

I wish him all the best

[Taverner]

7. Fuck - well wishes to him and his loved ones

[jimlup]

8. Return of medical problems is never a good sign

I hope that things are not as bad as we might guess.

I also hope that the Apple legacy will live on regardless of Mr. Jobs health.

[Lucian]

9. So now who's going to be in charge of the company...

that mass produces cheap crap, made in third world countries, that no one needs?

[NC_Nurse]

13. I wish him well. Pancreatic cancer is the pits. It took two of our DUers, eggbeater

and Andy the voting rights crusader too. :-(

[charlie]

14. The original instance was a rare, treatable form of cancer

If he's lucky, maybe this recurrence will be the same. He'll have a chance, if he doesn't delay treatment for months to pursue alt medicine again.

During a routine abdominal scan, doctors had discovered a tumor growing in his pancreas. While a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often tantamount to a swiftly executed death sentence, a biopsy revealed that Jobs had a rare - and treatable - form of the disease. If the tumor were surgically removed, Jobs' prognosis would be promising: The vast majority of those who underwent the operation survived at least ten years.

Yet to the horror of the tiny circle of intimates in whom he'd confided, Jobs was considering not having the surgery at all. A Buddhist and vegetarian, the Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) CEO was skeptical of mainstream medicine. Jobs decided to employ alternative methods to treat his pancreatic cancer, hoping to avoid the operation through a special diet - a course of action that hasn't been disclosed until now.

For nine months Jobs pursued this approach, as Apple's board of directors and executive team secretly agonized over the situation - and whether the company needed to disclose anything about its CEO's health to investors. Jobs, after all, was widely viewed as Apple's irreplaceable leader, personally responsible for everything from the creation of the iPod to the selection of the chef in the company cafeteria. News of his illness, especially with an uncertain outcome, would surely send the company's stock reeling. The board decided to say nothing, after seeking advice on its obligations from two outside lawyers, who agreed it could remain silent...

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/02/news/companies/elkind_jobs.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008030419

[malaise]

15. Fascinating link

Thanks