He died at his home in Malibu, California at the age of 53 after a six-year battle with cancer.

He died on May 29, 1989, at the age of 50 following a six-year battle with the disease.

A spokesman for her family said Ms. Merritt died after a six-year battle with skin cancer.

The cause was pneumonia resulting from a six-year battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his family said.

This began what would turn into a six-year battle with pill addiction.

Meshorer died in Jerusalem aged 69 after a six-year battle against cancer.

He died in 2005 at the age of 66 after a six-year battle with cancer.

She also was awarded attorney's fees and court costs for her six-year legal battle.

Holden's father lost a six-year battle with cancer in early 2009.

Johnson died on Sunday 15 July 2007, aged 49, after a six-year battle against spinal cancer.