Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died on Friday, according to social media posts from her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Wojcicki was 56.
Wojcicki had been fighting non-small cell lung cancer for the past two years.
“Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many,” Troper wrote in a post on Facebook. “Her impact on our family and the world was immeasurable. We are heartbroken, but grateful for the time we had with her. Please keep our family in your thoughts as we navigate this difficult time.”
Non-small cell cancer is one of two primary forms of lung cancer and is often diagnosed late, according to the Yale School of Medicine. Symptoms are often mistaken with common illness and when people are diagnosed the disease has typically reached an advanced sage, per the university.
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