Malignancy in the public life: the story of Hubert Humphrey ’s bladder cancer

Hubert Horatio Humphrey was the 38th Vice President of the United States and a political leader on the national scene for 30 years. In 1967 he developed hematuria and many years later was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was treated with radiation, surgical resection and chemotherapy but died in 1978 from metastatic transitional cell carcinoma. This manuscript reviews Humphrey ’s political career, his medical history and how information about his medical condition was used in the lay press.
Source: Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research