Audrey Hepburn, the Hollywood golden age film and fashion icon, was diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). This cancer type is known to grow slowly over time and, in Audrey’s case, eventually spread as a thin coating over the small intestine. Despite her illness, she remained a beloved figure and an inspiration to many.
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Hepburn died from appendiceal cancer, in Tolochenaz, Switerzland, on January 20, 1993. Hepburn suffered from “pseudomyxoma peritonei”.