(S (S (PP-SBJ (BASENP (NN 彼)) (IN は)) (VP (PP (BASENP (NN ６１) (NN 歳)) (IN で)) (VP (PP (BASENP (NN １９９７) (NN 年)) (IN から)) (VP (PP-OBJ (BASENP (NN 咽頭) (NN 癌)) (IN を)) (VP (VP (VBV 患っ) (INTE て)) (VP (VBV い) (VP (MD た)))))))) (PERIOD 。))
彼 は 61 歳 で 1997 年 から 咽頭 癌 を 患っ て い た 。
He was aged 61 and had been suffering from throat cancer since 1997 .