Table 3.
Pan-American notable people diagnosed with head and neck cancer collected from the literature review.
| N | Name | Gender | Occupation | Country | Anatomical Site of Cancer ¶ | Year of Cancer Diagnostic | Age | Signs and Symptoms before Diagnostic | Risk Factor | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulysses Simpson Grant | M | President | US | Oral | 1884 | 62 | Odynophagia Neck node |
Smoking and alcohol consumption | - |
| 2 | Grover Cleveland | M | President | US | Oral | 1893 | 56 | Ulcer on his left hard palate | Smoking and chewing tobacco | - |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | M | Baseball player | US | Nasopharynx | 1946 | 51 | Hoarseness, and left-sided retro-orbital pain | Alcohol and tobacco consumption | - |
| 4 | Jack Klugman | M | Actor | US | Larynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Ed Sullivan | M | Television host | US | Oropharynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Sammy Davis Jr | M | Singer, dancer, and actor | US | Laryngeal | - | - | - | Smoking and alcohol consumption | - |
| 7 | Mary Esther Wells | F | Singer | US | Laryngeal | - | - | - | Smoking | Yes |
| 9 | Lana Turner | F | Actress and model | US | Throat | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Bill Tuttle | M | Baseball player | US | Oral | - | - | Mouth sore Swelling in his cheek |
Smokeless tobacco | Yes |
| 11 | George Harrison | M | The Beatles’ lead guitarist | US | Throat | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Edie van Halen | M | Rock musician | US | Tongue | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Michael Douglas | M | Actor | US | Oropharynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Rusell Means | M | Actor | US | Oral | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Val Kilmer | M | Actor | US | Larynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | William Hanna | M | Animator and cartoonist | US | Larynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Khaterine Hepburn | F | Actress | US | Oropharynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Jonh Steele | M | Paratrooper | US | Larynx | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Roger Ebert | M | Film reviewer | US | Salivary gland | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Dexter Keith Gordon | M | Jazz musician | US | Larynx | - | - | - | Smoking and alcohol | - |
| 21 | Amanda Blake | F | Actress | US | Throat | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Lon Chaney | M | Actor | US | Throat | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Lula Silva | M | President | Brazil | Larynx | 2011 | - | Smoking | - | |
| 24 | René Houseman | M | Footballer | Argentina | Tongue | - | - | - | - | - |
¶ According to source.