I, too, am saddened by the loss of so many wonderful people of this and other cancers.

http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/crackthecase.htm#endocrine

If there is shortness of breath, rapid heart-beat, and 'the chills' at end of life, it may be the anemia that has taken their life.  (The anemia of CFIDS, CFS, FM that doctors are looking for.)

Exposure to the chemical that would do this.... BUTYL ... looks like 'the flu' ... or 'the sniffles' with diarrhea often.  Blood in urine is also a clue to 'the anemia' ... AIHA or IMHA.

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/randypausch.htm#cancers