TIL that in 1977 Bob Marley was diagnosed with melanoma under a toenail. He rejected his doctors' advice to have his toe amputated, citing his religious beliefs. The cancer subsequently spread and he died of metastatic melanoma 4 years later, at the age of 36.

Submitted by Lagavulin16_neat t3_z94iia on November 30, 2022 at 9:52 PM in todayilearned