The charges were eventually dropped, for health reasons, due to his year-long battle with cancer.

Koch died from a year-long battle with leukemia in 2002.

He died on August 31, 2002 in Japan after a year-long battle with cancer.

Cynthia died peacefully on 12.12.12 after a year-long battle with cancer.

If there had been a year-long battle between them, she had won.

He died on September 23, 1987 after a year-long battle with abdominal cancer.

Erik died in March 2001 after a year-long battle with cancer.

Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.

Peter Bryant died in 2006, aged 82, after a year-long battle with cancer.

Schmidt died in September 2000 at age 52 after a year-long battle with cancer.