New biography claims the Apple boss tried to save his predecessor's life . Cook had been suffering serious health problems due to pancreatic cancer . Two years before his death he was in urgent need of a liver transplant . Jobs , then Apple 's COO , realized he happened to have the right blood type . But when he offered to transplant a portion of his liver , Cook flatly refused .
New biography claims the Apple boss tried to save his predecessor's life . Jobs had been suffering serious health problems due to pancreatic cancer . Two years before his death he was in urgent need of a liver transplant . Cook , then Apple 's COO , realized he happened to have the right blood type . But when he offered to transplant a portion of his liver , Jobs flatly refused .