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Wayne's health struggles, particularly with cancer, heavily influenced his later years. His diagnosis in the 1960s prompted significant changes in his lifestyle, which also echoed his on-screen portrayals of characters grappling with mortality. Tragically, the fallout from filming "The Conqueror" near an atomic test site resulted in numerous health complications for Wayne and many involved in the production, linking their experiences to the larger consequences of the atomic age.