Cambodian King Has ‘Successful’ Surgery in Beijing After Cancer Diagnosis
The palace said doctors will keep the 72-year-old king under hospital monitoring for prolonged treatment after prostate cancer surgery.
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Cambodian king has ‘successful’ surgery in Beijing after cancer diagnosis
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni underwent “successful” surgery in Beijing on Monday, former Cambodian leader Hun Sen said, after the royal announced he had prostate cancer. Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni. Photo: Cambodia’s Ministry of Information. Sihamoni, 72, shared his diagnosis earlier this month, saying he would stay in China for prolonged treatment. The monarch had surgery at a Beijing hospital on Monday morning, the Royal Palace in Phn…
Cambodian king has ‘successful’ surgery after prostate cancer diagnosis
PHNOM PENH, April 20 — Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni underwent “successful” surgery in Beijing today, former Cambodian leader Hun Sen said, after the royal announced he had prostate cancer.Sihamoni, 72, shared his diagnosis earlier this month, saying he would stay in China for prolonged treatment.The monarch had surgery at a Beijing hospital this morning, the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh said in a statement.Chinese doctors were requiring Sihamo…
The king of Cambodia has cancer, and the country's authoritarian leader has taken over his duties - Some people wonder whether the death of the ballet dancer king, who grew up in Prague and longs to return to the Czech Republic, would mean the end of the monarchy.
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