[quote]Adan Canto, the Mexican-American actor died January 8 after a private battle with appendiceal cancer. He was 42.

[quote]For the past two years, Canto starred opposite Élodie Yung on The Cleaning Lady. While his health did not allow him to film when production on the upcoming Season 3 started in December, following the end of the strikes, he was planning to rejoin the cast later in the season.

[quote]He also starred in Designated Survivor, where he portrayed Vice President-elect Aaron Shore opposite Kiefer Sutherland for three seasons. He also had a turn on Narcos and did an arc on Second Chance. In features, Canto is probably best known for playing Sunspot in X-Men: Days of Future Past and also had major roles in 2 Hearts, Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised, and Agent Game, among others.

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January 18, 2024 8:25 AM

Speaks for itself, doesn't it?

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January 9, 2024 7:55 PM

Damn :( I’ve always admired his work and thought he was handsome. He made Designated Survivor.

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January 9, 2024 8:00 PM

Why didn’t they remove his appendix before the cancer became life threatening?

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January 9, 2024 8:01 PM

“Appendix cancer survival rate

For patients with neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix and other low-grade tumors, the five-year relative survival rate ranges from 67 percent to 97 percent, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).“

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January 9, 2024 8:03 PM

r3 Didn't exhibit any symptoms, most likely.

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January 9, 2024 8:07 PM

Carol Higgins Clark died of this cancer as well, back in June.

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January 9, 2024 8:08 PM

R2, agreed re: "Designated Survivor." I was so impressed by his performance that my primary thought was, "Why the hell haven't we seen this stud before now?" Dead at 42 – from natural causes, AND with a preschooler & toddler as kid – is both rare & horrifying.

R3, we know zilch about his illness other than its name. Doctors generally only remove appendixes if they burst. A cancerous one would not, and it's entirely possible it went unnoticed until it was too late (e.g. he had no symptoms until he was already near, or at, Stage 4).

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January 9, 2024 8:09 PM

Most appendiceal cancers are mucinous adenocarcinoma, not the neuroendocrine type. Some of these are low-grade, while others are high-grade which spread quickly throughout the abdomen. Overall, appendiceal cancer is pretty rare. Audrey Hepburn also died of it.

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January 9, 2024 8:09 PM

It affects fewer than a thousand people in the US each year.

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January 9, 2024 8:12 PM

Wow he was perfect. This gorgeous man with everything to live for is dead at 41 from cancer and yet Donald Trump is still walking the earth?

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January 9, 2024 8:14 PM

[quote] Most appendiceal cancers are mucinous adenocarcinoma

Thanks for the clarification. Lol

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January 9, 2024 8:15 PM

I don’t know him but since he’s hot I’m officially in mourning.

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reply 12

January 9, 2024 8:17 PM

Why lord?! Why do you have to take such hot snatch? You damn, greedy devil!

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January 9, 2024 8:33 PM

R8 . . .

“Upon returning from Somalia to Switzerland in late September 1992, Hepburn developed abdominal pain. While initial medical tests in Switzerland had inconclusive results, a laparoscopy performed at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in early November revealed a rare form of abdominal cancer belonging to a group of cancers known as pseudomyxoma peritonei. Having grown slowly over several years, the cancer had metastasised as a thin coating over her small intestine. After surgery, Hepburn began chemotherapy.“

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January 9, 2024 9:05 PM

He should've tried to get treatment at St. Olaf Memorial Hospital. They're known worldwide for their appendix transplants.

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January 9, 2024 10:55 PM

I only knew him as Sunspot in Days of Future Past, and I remember finding him extremely handsome. Sad.

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January 10, 2024 2:44 AM

Honestly, there are few celebrities that I "crush" on, but he was perfection. I watched the horrible "Cleaning Lady" on Fox every week for even a passing glimpse of his beauty.

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January 10, 2024 3:19 AM

Ugh...42 is young to go from cancer.

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January 10, 2024 3:20 AM

What is with all these people dying in their 40s lately?

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January 10, 2024 3:27 AM

My best friend was diagnosed with this cancer and had surgery and hot chemo in October.

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January 10, 2024 3:49 AM

R18 only I doubt you ever watched it and are making it up for no reason at all

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January 10, 2024 3:51 AM

R22, why would I lie about watching The Cleaning Lady? It was a silly show, but Adan was beautiful and his character was sweet, so I watched it (it came on after 9-1-1 which I was already watching.)

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January 10, 2024 5:30 AM

Those fucking appendices. They don’t do anything

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January 10, 2024 5:32 AM

R23 because you lie about literally everything

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reply 25

January 10, 2024 5:38 AM

I really enjoyed him in Designated Survivor. I haven't seen him in anything else. 42 is so young. Very sad.

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January 10, 2024 5:42 AM

I think he played a gay character at one point. He was very handsome and seemed like a nice guy. RIP.

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January 10, 2024 6:51 AM

I first saw him in the Kevin Bacon series The Following and thought he was both hot and a pretty decent actor. RIP.

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January 10, 2024 2:15 PM

Apparently he came on Designated Survivor after I bailed on the show. Statistically he had really bad luck.

Appendiceal malignancies are a rare group of tumors often found incidentally during surgical removal of the appendix. Histologically, this malignancy accounts for 0.5% to 1% of all biopsy specimens following appendectomies

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January 18, 2024 6:21 AM

At least he achieved a nice placement in the In Memoriam segment on the Emmy Awards.

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January 18, 2024 8:25 AM