what illness did huell howser died of?
Prostate cancer
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 Johnson had several health problems , including childhood tuberculous scrofula resulting in deep facial scarring , deafness in one ear and blindness in one eye , gout , testicular cancer , and a stroke in his final year that left him unable to speak ; his autopsy indicated that he had pulmonary fibrosis along with cardiac failure probably due to hypertension , a condition then unknown . Johnson displayed signs consistent with several diagnoses , including depression and Tourette syndrome ( TS ) . 

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 Culverhouse was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1992 . After a successful operation to remove a tumor and part of his lung , he began chemotherapy a few months later , when a routine exam revealed a recurrence of the cancer . Despite his health problems , he remained a hard worker until the end , and even went hunting in Tanzania only four days after having part of his lung removed . An experimental procedure failed to stop the cancer , and he died on August 25 , 1994 , at the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans . He was survived by wife Joy , daughter Gay , and son Hugh , Jr . 

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 At the beginning of December 1997 , Bremner was rushed to hospital after suffering from pneumonia , but suffered a suspected heart attack at his Doncaster home in the small village of Clifton and died two days before his 55th birthday . 

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 Umbricht 's death from melanoma helped alert the general public about the disease . Former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jack Pardee credited Umbricht 's battle with melanoma for saving his life in 1965 . Pardee , a Pro Bowl linebacker , had been ignoring a mole on his armpit . After hearing of Umbricht 's battle with cancer , and that his mole was similar to Umbricht 's , he went to the team doctor , who diagnosed him with melanoma . Although Pardee 's melanoma had also spread throughout his body , he made a complete recovery . 

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 Upon their return on Oct 24 , 1871 , Hall suddenly fell ill after drinking a cup of coffee . His symptoms started with an upset stomach , then progressed to vomiting and delirium the following day . Hall accused several of the ship 's company , including Bessels , of having poisoned him . Following these accusations , he refused medical treatment from Bessels , and drank only liquids delivered directly by his Inuit friend Tookoolito . He seemed to improve for a few days , and was even able to go up on deck . Bessels had prevailed upon Bryan , the ship 's chaplain , to convince Hall to allow the doctor to see him . By November 4 , Hall relented , and Bessels resumed treatment . Shortly after , Hall 's condition began to deteriorate , and he suffered vomiting and delirium , and collapsed . Bessels diagnosed apoplexy , and Hall finally died on November 8 . He was taken ashore and given a formal burial . 
