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Cancer diagnosis partly influenced resignation

THE Yahoo CEO who was pressured to give up his post because his official biography included a college degree he never received reportedly has thyroid cancer.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people it did not identify, yesterday said Scott Thompson told Yahoo's board and several colleagues of his condition before resigning from his role.

The newspaper said it was told by one source that Thompson's decision to resign was partly influenced by his diagnosis.

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