Kim Jong Il Reportedly Has Pancreatic Cancer

(Bloomberg News/Landov) A screen capture from Korean Central Television (KCTV) taken on July 8, 2009, shows Kim Jong Il, North Korea's leader, attending the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. A spokesman for South Korea's National Intelligence Service said the agency couldn't confirm the YTN report.

By EVAN RAMSTAD
WSJ

SEOUL – North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il is suffering from pancreatic cancer, South Korea's YTN TV network reported Monday, citing intelligence sources in China and South Korea it didn't name. If true, the development would mean that Mr. Kim has been diagnosed with one of the most virulent forms of cancer. Only about 5% of people with the disease live for more than five years, according to a survey by the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

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