UPDATE 1-With days numbered, Dauphin focused on Trafigura transition
October 02, 2015 at 05:34 AM EDT
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - When Claude Dauphin, the billionaire founder of Trafigura, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, few doubted he would entirely abandon the fierce work ethic or grueling travel that helped him build one of the world's biggest commodity traders.