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Oz" show that aired Tuesday, Raiola — nicknamed Big Ang for her nearly 6-foot height — told Mehmet Oz she was trying to keep her spirits up as chemotherapy and radiation failed to check the disease. She had already undergone several surgeries, and her trademark flowing black hair was gone, replaced by a short, blond cut.

She lived with her daughter Raquel's family on Staten Island, where Raiola had run the Drunken Monkey bar before it closed. She wasn't technically a mob wife: Raiola's inclusion on the cable show's second season in came courtesy of her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, a reputed captain of the Genovese crime family. A cigarette smoker for 40 years, Raiola said she stopped immediately after her first cancer diagnosis last year.

Her doctors told her the disease was "positively" caused by smoking, she said, and she called for people to quit the habit or resist picking it up. Her sister and brother-in-law were key members of her support team, Raiola told Oz, but she said her husband, Neil Murphy, was no longer part of her life.

The other stars of "Mob Wives," which is currently in its sixth season, shared their condolences on Twitter:. My beautiful friend is with the Angels now. First I thought I was cancer-free and I was gonna have a big celebration, have a party, and then a month later I [had] stage IV [cancer].

Oz of her clan. During the interview with Dr. Raiola is survived by her sister Janine, her two children, Raquel and Anthony Donfrio, and six grandchildren. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews — Subscribe on YouTube!

The reality star was diagnosed in March with throat cancer that later spread to her brain and lung. When she revealed the news to her fans via Facebook, she encouraged them to take charge of their own personal health.

I thank you and I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Raiola opened up about her battle in a pre-taped appearance in a February episode of the Dr. Oz show. In the tearful interview she said that her family is what kept her going through her disease. She also explained that she had twice been declared cancer-free, only to have it return and spread to other areas of her body.