Hugo Chavez Needs a Third Surgery
The Venezuelan president will put his re-election plans on hold to return to Cuba to have a third operation on his pelvis, where his cancer may have returned.
The Venezuelan president will put his re-election plans on hold to return to Cuba to have a third operation on his pelvis, where his cancer may have returned.
Chavez had a tumor removed in June. Now doctors have found a small lesion in the same area, he said on state television, adding, “I am in good physical condition to confront this new battle.” — PZS
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“The truth is that in the examination in Havana they detected a lesion in the same place where the tumour was extracted almost a year ago,” he said. “There is no metastasis. It is a small lesion of around 2cm, very clearly visible.”
He said surgery to remove it would take place “in the coming days”.
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