Famous Women Who Battled Gynecological Cancers
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Iva Anthony
Coretta Scott King
After the death of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King carried on the slain Civil Rights activist’s legacy and took an active approach in the struggle for racial equality. Scott King was also an ardent supporter in the women’s movement and LBGT fight for equality. She remained active up until her health started to deteriorate in 2005. Scott King checked into a medical facility in Mexico under a different name for holistic therapy to treat complications of a stroke and advanced stages of ovarian cancer. She passed away in Mexico in January of 2006 from respiratory failure due to complications from ovarian cancer.
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