In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2010, Elizabeth Edwards arrives at the "Stand Up To Cancer" television event at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif. The Edwards family on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 issued a statement that said doctors have told Edwards that further treatment for her cancer would be unproductive.
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61
In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2010, Elizabeth Edwards arrives at the "Stand Up To Cancer" television event at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif. The Edwards family on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 issued a statement that said doctors have told Edwards that further treatment for her cancer would be unproductive.
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
WASHINGTON—A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning.
The friend spoke on the condition of anonimity because the family had not announced her death.
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