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==Death and legacy==
Paltrow died on October 3, 2002, aged 58, while vacationing in Rome, Italy, to celebrate his daughter's 30th birthday. He had been diagnosed with [[oral cancer]] in 1999;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bruce Paltrow – The Oral Cancer Foundation|date=September 28, 2016 |url=https://oralcancerfoundation.org/people/arts-entertainment/bruce-paltrow/|access-date=2021-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref> his death was due to complications from oral cancer and [[pneumonia]].

In 2007, his widow Blythe Danner, in co-operation with The Oral Cancer Foundation, set up a fund in his name to address oral cancer issues in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oralcancer.org|title=About The Foundation|publisher=The Oral Cancer Foundation|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> The foundation works primarily in the areas of public awareness, early detection, patient support functions and research.

In 2002, three weeks after Paltrow's death, his daughter Gwyneth met [[Coldplay]] singer [[Chris Martin]], whom she married in 2003. The 2005 Coldplay album ''[[X&Y]]'' carried a dedication to Bruce Paltrow, and the song "[[Fix You]]" was written to help Gwyneth through her grief.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/757230/gwyneth-paltrow-says-chris-martin-s-music-helped-her-cope-with-her-dad-s-death|title=Gwyneth Paltrow Says Chris Martin's Music Helped Her Cope With Her Dad's Death|author=Corinne Heller|date=April 15, 2016|website=eonline}}</ref>