MOSCOW, 3 Mar. The media found out why Madonna's brother Anthony Ciccone died. The certificate of his death was found by TMZ.
He passed away due to respiratory failure and throat cancer. The publication says that the type of cancer that Ciccone fought is provoked by smoking. 
Anthony passed away in February at the age of 66 in a nursing home. His famous sister paid the bills for his treatment.
There are rumors about his relationship with Madonna. They say they were difficult. The man abused alcohol, because of which he ended up on the street. TMZ writes that Anthony has been openly critical of his family. However, insiders assure that relatives always took care of him.