Madonna’s older brother Anthony Cicone’s cause of death revealed died of respiratory failure and throat cancer

Source: PEOPLE.com

Madonna’s older brother Anthony Cicone passed away in mid-February aged 66
His cause of death has now been confirmed more than a month after his death
He died from Oropharyngeal cancer, a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer

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What is the cause of Madonna’s brother Anthony Cicone’s death?

Madonna has lost one of her beloved family members this year! In mid-February, Madonna’s older brother Anthony Ciccone passed away aged 66.

Anthony was one of Madonna’s seven siblings. His death was confirmed by their brother-in-law, Joe Herney, who is married to Melanie Ciccone, with a heartfelt Instagram post.

At the time, Herney hasn’t shared much detail regarding the cause of Anthony’s death.

Madonna's older brother Anthony Cicone passed away in mid-February aged 66 — Madonna’s older brother Anthony Cicone passed away in mid-February aged 66 (Source: PEOPLE.com)

Well, his cause of death has now been revealed more than a month after his death. On Sunday, April, 2, TMZ reported Anthony had died from Oropharyngeal cancer, a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer.

Before his death, the late celebrity brother had been getting treatment at a Michigan nursing facility which was paid for by Madonna.

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As we earlier reported, he had long struggled with alcoholism, which led to homelessness, and his relationship with his famous younger sister was challenging.

According to the outlet, Anthony had his feeding and breathing tubes removed two days before he passed, despite knowing the consequences.

Anthony Cicone died from Oropharyngeal cancer, a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer (Source: PEOPLE.com)

After his passing, he has been cremated, according to his death certification.

Anthony Cicone is survived by his son, Angelo Lawson-Smith.

Madonna paid tribute to her late brother a day after his passing

While we were reporting about the death of Anthony there was not any comment passed from Madonna’s side.

A day after his death, Madonna shared a black-and-white picture of her surrounded by several friends and Anthony on her Instagram story.

Similarly, the singer wrote next to the photo showing gratitude towards her late brother for introducing her to them.

She wrote,

“Thank you for blowing my mind as a young girl and introducing me to Charlie Parker, Miles David, Buddhism, Taoism, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac, expansive thinking, outside the box.”

Anthony was one of Madonna's seven siblings — Anthony was one of Madonna’s seven siblings (Source: Mirror.co.uk)

After that, she added,

“You planted many important seeds,” alongside a red heart emoji.

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