King Hussein `clear of cancer'

AMMAN - Jordan's King Hussein left a US hospital yesterday and doctors who checked him for a recurrence of cancer said he was…

AMMAN - Jordan's King Hussein left a US hospital yesterday and doctors who checked him for a recurrence of cancer said he was clear of the disease, the state news agency Petra reported.

King Hussein (61) has returned annually to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota since a successful surgery for cancer in 1992, with no recurrence of the disease.

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