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N. Korea’s Leader May Have Cancer, Report Says 

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2009-07-14
Author: CHOE SANG-HUN

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The North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who suffered a stroke last August, was also found to have "life-threatening" pancreatic cancer around the same time, a South Korean cable television network reported on Monday.

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Doctors say that a person with chronic diabetes, a smoking habit and obesity is more likely to get pancreatic cancer. Mr. Kim before his reported stroke fits the description. The Seoul government has long suspected Mr. Kim of having diabetes.

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