Certain lifestyle choices can increase the risk of developing cancer of the throat, including smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, vitamin A deficiency, exposure to asbestos, and poor dental hygiene. Men are more at risk than women and certain types of human papillomavirus infections (HPV) can also put you at risk.
Many turned to Twitter to offer Ferrer’s family condolences including his famous cousin. Ferrer was George Clooney’s cousin and the actor paid tribute to him: “Today history will mark giant changes in our world, and lost to most will be that on the same day Miguel Ferrer lost his battle to throat cancer. But not lost to his family. Miguel made the world brighter and funnier and his passing is felt so deeply in our family that events of the day, (monumental events), pale in comparison. We love you Miguel. We always will.”
In loving memory of Miguel Ferrer. He will be forever missed. pic.twitter.com/RRB8Kivo6J
— NCIS: LA (@NCISLA) January 19, 2017