  Because he knew we'd all google it anyway after hearing the news, because I'm so very grateful for Apple computers, and because cancer sucks, this blogger's heart is with you, Steve-o. urlLink Guardian Unlimited | Online | Steve Jobs optimistic after cancer operation : "Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Computer, was yesterday recovering from weekend surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his pancreas. Mr Jobs, 49, broke the news of his surgery in an email to staff late on Sunday. He said he would take August off to recuperate but expects to make a full recovery. He hopes to be back at his desk in September. He identified the cancer as an islet cell neuroendocrine tumour, a rare form that can be cured by surgical removal if caught early, as Mr Jobs said his had been. He said he would not undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatment. He added that the far more deadly and common form of pancreatic cancer was adenocarcinoma. 'I mention this because when one hears pancreatic cancer (or Googles it) one immediately encounters this far more common and deadly form, which, thank God, is not what I had. '" 
