"The cause of death was heart failure resulting from radiation damage to her heart when she was treated for lung cancer in 1976...". The good news is that she lived until 2001. "Because of her earlier illness, which she said was caused by her parents' heaby smoking during her childhood, she became interested in the relationship of cancer patients and doctors." Ms. Trillin used her disease to publish articles, books and create important dialogues. The Annie Appleseed Project would like to see studies on the use of nutritional and dietary supplement support during therapy to see if this would positively impact on protection during treatment. Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.