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What Disease Did Bob Marley Die from?
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Jamaican and reggae legend, Bob Marley, suffered from acral lentiginous melanoma, which is a form of malignant melanoma. He died at the age of 36 on May 11th, 1981.1 Additional Answer
Bob Marley injured his toe playing soccer in 1977, and the injury was quite severe, and took longer to heal than it was expected to. Finally he was diagnosed as having a malignant melanoma on his toe, which is what caused the area to not heal. He was advised to have his toe amputated, but due to his devout religious following of the Rastafarians, he refused. Over time his cancer became more severe, spread and became incurable. He died in 1981
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Jamaican and reggae legend, Bob Marley, suffered from acral lentiginous melanoma, which is a form of malignant melanoma. He died at the age of 36 on May 11th, 1981.
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It was very sad. He died of a brain tumor or brain cancer. He was one of the first mass excepted reggae artist. Now Reggae is large.
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Bob Marley died from cancer at the age of 36 on May 11, 1981. He was born in Jamaica in 1945. He was aware of melanoma problems in 1977 due to a bad toe & may have been saved
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Bob Marley died of cancer when he was only 36 years old. He was buried in a chapel near his hometown, along with his Fender Stratocaster guitar. His last words were "Money can't
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