Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, died at 56 from a type of lung cancer that is often diagnosed late

• Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died at 56 from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
• NSCLC accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases, many of which are diagnosed late.
• Symptoms like persistent coughing can be confused with other illnesses, like bronchitis.

Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died from lung cancer on Friday. She was 56.

In a Facebook post, her husband, Dennis Troper, said that Wojcicki died "after 2 years of living with non small cell lung cancer."