pancreatic cancer胰腺癌通常只有到了晚期才能发现

Kim said to have pancreatic cancer
By AP in Seoul 2009-07-14

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's leader, has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said yesterday, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke last year. Mr Kim, 67, was diagnosed at about the time he was felled by the stroke last summer, Seoul's YTN television reported, citing unidentified intelligence officials in South Korea and China who had said the disease was “threatening” Mr Kim's life.

Pancreatic cancer is usually discovered only in its final stage and, considering Mr Kim's age, he is expected to live no more than five years, the report said.

The American Cancer Society reports less optimistic data: it says about 20 per cent of people survive for at least a year after diagnosis but fewer than 5 per cent survive as long as five years.


(YTN)报道，现年67岁的金正日差不多是在去年夏天中风病倒前后，被诊断患上胰腺癌的。该报道援引未透露姓名的韩国和中国情报官员称，胰腺癌正在“威胁”金正日的生命。

上述报道称，胰腺癌通常只有到了晚期才能发现，而且考虑到金正日的年龄，估计他活不过五年。

美国癌症协会(American Cancer Society)报告的数据更不乐观。该协会表示，大约20%的人在诊断后存活至少一年，但只有不到5%的人能够存活长达五年。