31.   He recently had surgery for throat cancer.

32.   His father was a Presbyterian minister who was forced to work as a teacher and farmer and finally as a mail carrier when he developed throat cancer.

33.   His wife, Beth,had been successfully battling throat cancer only to have the disease reappear.

34.   However, it said that the only serious ailment it knew of was throat cancer.

35.   In December, Ma said he had throat cancer and had asked authorities to find a replacement coach.

36.   Initially, LaRoque was recovering nicely at the veterans hospital after doctors successfully snipped away the beginnings of throat cancer.

37.   Klugman has overcome throat cancer and is rolling on.

38.   Late last year, Ma said he was suffering from throat cancer.

39.   Leckie, meanwhile, is suffering from an aggressive form of throat cancer, and has undergone surgery and radiation treatments.

40.   Miss Turner, who had been treated for throat cancer, apparently died of natural causes, a police spokeswoman, Ramona Baety, confirmed to The Associated Press.