THE cause of death of the actor Val Kilmer who died at age 65 in early April, was revealed on Thursday (10). The TMZ website released the death certificate revealed by the Los Angeles County Health Department, which points out complications caused by a pneumonia.
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, chronic respiratory failure and spinocellular carcinoma of the language base are pointed out in the document as the underlying causes of death.
According to information from TMZ, malnutrition and tracheocutaneous fistula also contributed to the actor’s death. Val Kilmer died on April 1st and was cremated on the 7th of this month. The site also reported that the artist stayed in bed for months Before you died.
In 2014, Kilmer was diagnosed with a throat tumor . At the time, websites even reported that the actor denied cancer treatment because of his religion, Aa Christian Science Church, who preaches healing for prayer.
In 2020, at the request of the children, actor Val Kilmer underwent surgery to treat throat cancer. Then he had to undergo a tracheostomy, a procedure in which doctors place a tube between the trachea and the lung.
Because of the procedures, Val Kilmer lost his voice . Because of this, the actor had the help of artificial intelligence to recreate his voice as Iceman in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Kilmer’s participation thrilled Tom Cruise.
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