Kim Jong II: Pancreatic Cancer
July 13, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Reports are speculating that North Korean leader Kim Jong II has pancreatic cancer. His health has been rumored to be poor for months, despite denials from South Korea’s Unification Ministry. Rumors were once again sparked after the 67-year old appeared at a public ceremony July 8th.
The website cancer.org reports the odds of a person getting pancreatic cancer during their lifetime as “1 in 76 (1.31%).” It is a difficult disease to detect early, however, pancreatic cancer rates have dropped over the past two decades.
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