Apple CEO Jobs' life seen not in danger

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

"While his health problems amounted to a good deal more than 'a common bug,' they weren't life-threatening and he doesn't have a recurrence of cancer," journalist Joe Nocera wrote in a column.

Nocera said he spoke to the Apple CEO about his health.

"Because the conversation was off the record, I cannot disclose what Mr. Jobs told me," Nocera said.

An Apple spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

In 2004, Jobs, 53, announced he had undergone successful surgery to remove a rare type of pancreatic cancer.

Concerns about his health roared back last month, when a thinner-than-usual Jobs introduced the latest iteration of the iPhone at a conference in San Francisco.

Apple, which first attributed the weight loss to a common bug, has said repeatedly Jobs' health is a private matter. The lack of disclosure from the company -- well-known for its secrecy -- caused investors and analysts to fret.

On Wednesday, the Times reported Jobs had told associates he was doing well and was cancer free.