2016年9月1日 · Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, was toppled in the Islamic Revolution of 1979. A year later he passed away from lymphoma, a disease he had secretly battled for several years, but still it remains unknown exactly when he was diagnosed with cancer, if he was aware of his condition and who close to him knew about his illness.

2024年2月17日 · In 1974, two French doctors were called to the Iranian capital, Tehran. When the Shah of Iran was diagnosed with cancer, it led to a Shakespearean tragedy that has shaped the Middle East conflict we're seeing today. The doctors — specialists in blood diseases — had been asked to assess a government minister with cancer, but the appointment was odd.

1981年5月17日 · By Lawrence K. Altman, M.D. s princes have done since the beginning of kingdoms, the Shah of Iran, from the moment he learned he was seriously ill, chose to treat his illness as much as a...

2017年11月15日 · The Shah suffered from a rare type of leukemia known as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which was diagnosed by French doctors only after the Shah noticed a lump in his spleen while water skiing.

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi [a] (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), commonly referred to in the Western world as Mohammad Reza Shah, [b] or simply the Shah, was the last monarch of Iran (Persia).In 1941 he succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until 1979 when the Iranian Revolution overthrew him, abolished the monarchy and established the Islamic Republic of Iran.

1979年12月3日 · From the day the Shah of Iran arrived in the U.S. for medical treatment, news of his condition has centered on his six-year fight with cancer. But another painful disorder was the more...

2016年8月7日 · Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, was toppled in the Islamic Revolution of 1979. A year later he passed away from lymphoma, a disease he had secretly battled for several years, but still...

The Shah’s illness was gradual in its onset, facilitating concealment for an extended period of time, and the disease itself only had physiological effects, allowing the Shah to participate in decision-making regarding treatment and disclosure, to continue

the shah's cancer provides a striking example of the influence of illness on Iranian poli- tics, the health of Iranian rulers has often been extremely influential in shaping both public opinion and political power for centuries.

Deposed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi left Iran in the face of a popular revolution and passed away nineteen months later from cancer. Did the shah’s illness and the West’s awareness of it play a role in the success of the Iranian revolution?