Singer Françoise Hardy died on Tuesday, June 11. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 2004, she had been suffering from laryngeal cancer since 2015.
- Françoise Hardy died on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the age of 80.
- In 2004, the singer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system.
- Eleven years later, she developed laryngeal cancer.
Françoise Hardy has passed away. Her son, Thomas Dutronc, announced it on his Instagram account on Tuesday, June 11. The sixties icon died at the age of 80. She had been battling illness for many years. Laryngeal cancer took her away.
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Hodgkin’s disease: a form of cancer of the lymphatic system
In 2004, the singer was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system. The pathology is linked to “Lan uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal B lymphocytes called Reed-Sternberg cells”specifies theGustave Roussy Institute. This causes an increase in the size of the lymph nodes often in the neck.In some cases, this is accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, fever and itching.”the Institute emphasizes. The treatment is based on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The latter had allowed Françoise Hardy to overcome the disease.
The singer had been suffering from laryngeal cancer since 2015.
In 2015, she relapsed and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. This organ of the respiratory system connects the throat and the lungs. It houses the vocal cords in particular.Cancers of the larynx very often manifest themselves by a change in the voice that lasts for more than 3 weeks (dysphonia), specify the Civil Hospices of Lyon. This is an early symptom when there is damage to the vocal cords. It can also manifest itself by difficulty swallowing, persistent pain, and sometimes breathing difficulties (dyspnea).
Cancer treatment and side effects: a “nightmare” for Françoise Hardy
Last December, the singer confided in her suffering in an interview with Paris Match. “Since my last and recent radiotherapy, I have been feeling bad because my right eye sees everything very blurry and is painful, she described. My nostril on the same side is blocked all the time. The mouth and back of the throat are even drier. It’s a nightmare.” Her impaired eyesight prevented her from reading, watching movies or television, and she confided that “his” 55 radiotherapies had had consequences on her memory and her mental state. When asked by a journalist what he could wish for her, the singer replied: “Leave soon and quickly, without too many hardships, such as the inability to breathe.”
Françoise Hardy had questioned Emmanuel Macron on the end of life
On December 17, Françoise Hardy had questioned the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on the end of life. In a letter published in There Tribuneshe had asked him to show “of empathy“and to allow”to the very sick French people with no hope of getting better to stop their suffering when they know that there is no longer any possible relief“.