The cause of death for Chris Anne Affleck, the mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck, has been revealed. According to a death certificate obtained by People, she passed away on June 2 at the age of 83 from cardiopulmonary arrest while visiting one of her sons' residences. The document also lists pancreatic adenocarcinoma as a contributing condition.
Chris, a former teacher and civil rights activist, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2025 and had been given six months to live, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Pancreatic cancer is deadly simply because it usually shows little or no symptoms until it has advanced and spread. This unfortunately means that about 95% of people with the disease die from it. To put that in perspective, pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the US and about 7% of all cancer deaths.
Of course, celebrities are not immune to the disease. Numerous personalities from the worlds of acting, music, sports, and more have fallen victim to pancreatic cancer. But who are these well-known individuals?
Click through and remember those we have lost to this lethal cancer.