Tony Wilson dies
{{date|August 11, 2007}}

{{w|Tony Wilson|Anthony Wilson}}, journalist and record label owner, died of a heart attack on the 10th August, after receiving treatment for cancer.

He died at the Christie Hospital, aged 57 and is survived by his partner, Yvette Livesey. 

Wilson was receiving private medical treatment due to the recommended drug, {{w|Sunitinib|Sunitinib}}, not being available through the publicly funded [[National Health Service|National Health Service]]. Wilson's treatment was being funded by former music industry friends.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2146720,00.html
|title=King of 'Madchester' music scene dies
|author=Peter Richards and Marc Rowlands
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=August 11, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/2007/08/11/wilson-loses-cancer-fight-89520-19610104/
|title=Wilson loses cancer fight
|author=Allison Martin
|pub=Mirror.co.uk
|date=August 11, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6941392.stm
|title=Anthony Wilson dies from cancer
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=August 10, 2007}}

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Anthony Wilson, journalist and record label owner, died of a heart attack on the 10th August, after receiving treatment for cancer.

He died at the Christie Hospital, aged 57 and is survived by his partner, Yvette Livesey. 

Wilson was receiving private medical treatment due to the recommended drug, Sunitinib, not being available through the publicly funded National Health Service. Wilson's treatment was being funded by former music industry friends.
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