what killed steve jobs

Steve Jobs died of complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 on October 5, 2011. In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and the following year he underwent a major reconstructive surgery known as the Whipple operation. In 2009, Jobs received a liver transplant. However, he let his cancer spread for nine months before opting for surgery, which some doctors say is why he died. The official cause of death was respiratory arrest related to his pancreatic tumor. Jobs died at his Palo Alto, California, home around 3 p.m. (PDT) on October 5, 2011, with his wife, children, and sisters at his side.