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| − | [[File:George Melly.jpg|thumbnail|right|220px|In an article entitled ''George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia'', the ''Daily Mail'' reported that Melly "smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day since his teens."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref> ]] | + | [[File:George Melly.jpg|thumbnail|right|220px|In an article entitled ''George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia'', the ''Daily Mail'' reported that Melly "smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day since his teens."<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref> ]] |
| − | '''Alan George Heywood Melly''' (August 17, 1926 – July 5, 2007) was a British jazz and blues singer. In addition, he was a cultural commentator.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/05/1 George Melly]</ref> George Melly was an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3647426/Ive-always-needed-needy-people.html I've always needed needy people]</ref> | + | '''Alan George Heywood Melly''' (August 17, 1926 – July 5, 2007) was a British jazz and blues singer. In addition, he was a cultural commentator.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/05/1 George Melly]</ref> George Melly was an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3647426/Ive-always-needed-needy-people.html I've always needed needy people]</ref> |
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| − | On April 17, 2007, the ''Daily Mail'' reported that George Melly was battling cancer and dementia.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref> | + | On April 17, 2007, the ''Daily Mail'' reported that George Melly was battling cancer and dementia.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref> |
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| | The condition restricts airflow to the lungs, and the lack of oxygen in the bloodstream means there is not enough blood getting to the organs - most importantly the heart. | | The condition restricts airflow to the lungs, and the lack of oxygen in the bloodstream means there is not enough blood getting to the organs - most importantly the heart. |
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| − | George ignored instructions to give up smoking but was put on a vast regime of medication, including diuretics to combat fluid build-up.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref>}} | + | George ignored instructions to give up smoking but was put on a vast regime of medication, including diuretics to combat fluid build-up.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-449079/George-Mellys-battle-cancer-dementia.html George Melly's battle with cancer and dementia]</ref>}} |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |