Copy editor for San Francisco Chronicle who wrote about her battle with cancer has died

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Copy editor who wrote about her cancer battle dies

SAN FRANCISCO — A copy editor for the San Francisco Chronicle who wrote about her battle with incurable cancer has succumbed to the disease.

The Chronicle reports 28-year-old Alicia Parlette died just before noon Thursday at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

After being diagnosed in 2005 with a rare form of cancer in her hip and breast, Parlette covered her fight against the disease in a 17-part series, “Alicia’s Story.” The paper says it drew tens of thousands of followers.

With her condition deteriorating, in mid-April Parlette and her medical team decided to end treatment.

Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, www.sfgate.com/chronicle