CAMILLA: I HAVE NOT GOT CANCER.Byline: JANE KERR Royal Reporter CAMILLA Parker Bowles yesterday described claims that she has lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. as nonsense. A US society columnist said yesterday she had "confirmation" the Prince of Wales's companion was ill. However, Camilla, who gave up her 30-year smoking habit last May, laughed off the remarks. A close aide added: "This is absolutely and utterly untrue. It's absolute rubbish." Under the banner 'Camilla's Brave Fight Against Lung Cancer' Cindy Adams Cindy Adams (b. April 24 1925, New York City) is an American gossip columnist and the widow of comedian Joey Adams. Born as Cynthia Heller and raised by a single mother, Cindy Adams writes a gossip column for the New York Post and contributes to WNBC's made the claim in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Post's online gossip page. She wrote: "Medical circles in London confirmed the diagnosis. Camilla, a longtime smoker, appears to be battling cancer." Last month Ms Adams claimed the 56-year-old had a mystery illness. But sources told the Mirror the original report stemmed from a chance sighting of Camilla at the theatre taking a headache tablet. A friend of Camilla and Charles said: "There was nothing seriously wrong with her then and there isn't now." Prince Charles's office at Clarence House Clarence House is a royal home in London, situated in Pall Mall. It is attached to St. James's Palace and shares the palace's garden. For nearly 50 years from 1953 to 2002 it was home to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, but is now the official residence of The Prince of Wales, was inundated with concerned calls yesterday about the article. Adams called the news "neither sought nor especially wanted" adding it was "handed to me unsolicited". She also said she agonised once over revealing former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis's terminal cancer, saying: "I wrestled with what I knew. It is unattractive to intrude on anguish." In May Camilla was reported to have quit smoking after pressure from Prince Charles and doctors' warnings about aggravating a sinus problem. CAPTION(S): DENIAL: Ex-smoker Camilla |
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