If this is true, it would be nice to have this rare type of cancer highlighted in the news. However, I can relate to the desire for privacy. I would not want my health information broad-casted to the public.

While Jobs’ role as CEO and creative genius have been very much in the public eye, his private life has remained just that…private. And his health and medical concerns are his business and I don’t think he any more than any other person who suffers from an illness, syndrome, or disabling condition should be forced into the spotlight to bring awareness to the issue.

It’s hard enough to endure cancer, think you might die, go through the treatments, have a liver transplant, and then, on top of all that, to be asked to become a spokesperson to raise awareness of the disease…. Well, personally, I think that’s asking a little too much.

Perhaps if Jobs were someone who had sought out the spotlight in regard to his personal life – someone like Mark Cuban, for example – I would agree that he should use his position to promote awareness of this disease. But in this case, I think he should be allowed his privacy if he wants it.