Health Issues (2003-2011)

Steve Jobs has been notoriously private about his health, but as he steps down as CEO of the company he helped invent and re-invent, speculation abounds that he has gotten very sick.

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, has died aged 56. Here are some key dates related to the health and battle with cancer:

Since he revealed in an email from a hospital bed in 2004 that he had a rare form of pancreatic cancer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health became an intense topic of interest. The picture that emerged from subsequent news reports was a patchwork of details that introduced many to the idea that one could live for years with a pancreatic tumor, as did actor Patrick Swayze, opera legend Luciano Pavarotti and journalist Dith Pran.

Despite having the same name, the diseases that killed Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and 2011 Nobel laureate Ralph Steinman are different kinds of cancer. Researchers are looking for new ways to diagnose and treat both

Steve Jobs’s decision to delay an operation to remove a tumor may not have been as ill considered as it seems at first blush.

Today, Apple announced the death of its co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. Jobs resigned from his position at the company in late August, but rumors of the much-loved tech visionary’s illness have been circulating for years.

The Apple founder had battled cancer for almost a decade but details of his illness were kept secret from the public.

On Monday, Apple revealed that the company's co-founder and longtime CEO, Steve Jobs, is taking a medical leave of absence. The news came in a note sen ...

Steve Jobs' "magical thinking" may have defined his business brilliance, but it could have been his downfall in his fight against cancer.

Steve Jobs, who died today, resigned as chief executive of Apple in August.

Steve Jobs’ death from a rare form of pancreatic cancer raises a number of questions. I’m putting the answers to some common questions below.