James David Van Der Beek 
(March 8, 1977 – February 11, 2026)

(Gray News/AP) – Actor James Van Der Beek died after revealing
he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in late 2024.

Scott Raymond Adams (June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026)

(BLAZE) – Scott Adams, creator of the iconic "Dilbert" comic
strip and ardent Trump supporter, has passed away at the
age of 68.

Adams died Tuesday morning after a battle with prostate
cancer. He had announced his cancer diagnosis last May.

On January 11, 1964, United States Surgeon General Luther
Terry (above) released a groundbreaking government report
announcing a definitive link between smoking and cancer.

Knowing his report was a bombshell, Terry intentionally
chose to release it on that date, which fell on a Saturday,
in order to limit its immediate effects on the stock market.

The link had long been suspected. Anecdotal evidence
had always pointed to negative health effects from
smoking, and by the 1930s physicians were noticing
an increase in lung cancer cases.

Robert Hall Weir  (October 16, 1947 – January 10, 2026)
was a  musician and songwriter best known as a founding       
member of the Grateful Dead..

An announcement said he died after a “courageous” battle
with cancer and an underlying lung issue.

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001

On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter
George Harrison died of lung cancer that had spread to
his brain at the age of 58.

Harrison achieved global fame as a member of the Beatles
and went on to a successful solo career that included
frequent collaborations with many of the foremost
musicians of his generation.

The youngest member of the Beatles, Harrison was born
in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then known as
the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15.