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Brown, formerly known as “the Berlin Patient,” died at his home surrounded by his partner and friends.
The Supreme Court justice died from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
He privately battled the disease for four years while still acting in several films, including the Marvel box office hit.
The molecular biologist was the first to clone HIV, and she helped prove that the virus causes AIDS. She also researched cancer genetics.
A community leader and academic, Simmons also led the DC-based HIV nonprofit Us Helping Us. He died of prostate cancer.
When Lynch began his career, most scientists blamed cancer on environmental causes; hereditary explanations were dismissed, even shunned.
The “Queen of Soul” lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.
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