Jordan’s King Hussein told his country for the first time that he is suffering from lymphatic cancer. Speaking on Jordanian television by satellite from Minnesota, Hussein said he began a round of chemotherapy Sunday. A statement released by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said the results of the king’s first cycle of chemotherapy treatments were encouraging.
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