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Article: Kim Jong Il has cancer of pancreas, report says: ; Analysts doubt South Korean news, say North Korean leader has made many recent appearances
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- July 14, 2009
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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's authoritarian leader Kim Jong
Il is suffering from pancreatic cancer and is not expected to live
more than five years, a news report said Monday, the latest
speculation to emerge about his health after he reportedly suffered
a stroke last year.
Analysts, however, were skeptical, saying Kim's increasing
appearances in public this year suggest that he is unlikely to be
suffering from cancer.
South Korea's YTN television reported that the 67-year-old
strongman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer around the time he
collapsed due to a purported stroke - reportedly in August last
year.
YTN quoted unidentified intelligence officials in South Korea and
China as ...