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# Actress Dixie Carter dies of endometrial cancer
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/dixie_carter_cause_of_death_1104100215/
- Published: 2010-04-11T15:14:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:45:29.000Z
- Description: The Associated Press reported that publicist Steve Rohr said actress Dixie Carter, 70, died in Houston of complications of endometrial cancer, which is diagnosed in about 42,000 U.S. women and kills 7,700 each year. An earlier version of the report noted no cause had been given.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, Endometrial Cancer, #vivvo-import

Editor's note: The Associated Press just reported that publicist Steve Rohr told the news outlet on Sunday that Dixie Carter died in Houston of complications of endometrial cancer. Endometrial cancer is diagnosed in about 42,000 women each year in the United States and the disease kills 7,700 women annually in the country.

Below is the our report released earlier today.

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Dixie carter cause of death

Dixie Carter, an American actress having appeared in films, television and on stage, reportedly died on April 10, 2010\. She was 70.

Publicist Steve Rohr for Carter and her husband Hal Holbrook did not state where she died or the cause of death.

Carter was survived by her husband and her daughters Mary Dixie and Ginna by her first husband Arthur Carter. 

Dixie Carter was best known for her long-running role in the sitcom Designing Women. She was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives in 2007, according to 2007.

The news triggered lots of queries from her fans and Internet surfers about the cause of Dixie Carter's death. But there is no reporting of the cause of her death.

The writer dug a bit on the Internet and found some data readers may use to figure out what might have killed Dixie Carter. 

Based on the data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ms. Dixie Carter had a 37.1% chance of dying from cancer. Other possible death causes include heart disease (19.8%), chronic lower respiratory diseases (9.1%), stroke (4.8%), diabetes (3.7%), unintentional injuries (1.9%), kidney disease (1.7%), septicemia (1.6 %), influenza and pneumonia (1.6%), and Alzheimer's disease (1.3%).

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