Stars that lost their lives because of a love for smoking

asbestos exposure for which there is no known cure. A few months later, McQueen gave a medical interview in which he blamed his condition on asbestos exposure.McQueen returned to the US in early October. Despite metastasis of the cancer through McQueen’s body, Kelley publicly announced that McQueen would be completely cured and return to normal life. McQueen’s condition soon worsened and “huge” tumors developed in his abdomen.On November 7, 1980, McQueen died of cardiac arrest at 3:45 am at the Juárez clinic 12 hours after surgery to remove or reduce numerous metastatic tumors in his neck and abdomen. He was 50 years old.