Chavez expects chemo therapy
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July 14, 2011, Thursday
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VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that he expects to undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatment once he recovers from his cancer surgery.
Chavez said he is now starting a second phase of treatment and expects a third phase "that could be a bit hard, which is to try to armor the body against" cancer cells.
"It would most likely require the use of methods that are known ... depending on the evolution and these follow-up diagnoses, but it could be radiation therapy or chemotherapy," Chavez said.
Chavez said such treatment would be to "attack hard, with cavalry, any possibility, anything latent that might be there." He did not say how soon such treatment might begin.
Chavez has said he underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region. He hasn't said what type of cancer is involved.
Yesterday's statement was the first time he has referred to possible chemotherapy or radiation treatment, and he also provided some additional details about the surgery in Cuba.
He said it was a major operation that lasted about six hours and removed a tumor as big as "a ball." He said the tumor was "encapsulated."
Since his return to Caracas on July 4, the 56-year-old president has slowed his normally heavy agenda.
Chavez said he is now starting a second phase of treatment and expects a third phase "that could be a bit hard, which is to try to armor the body against" cancer cells.
"It would most likely require the use of methods that are known ... depending on the evolution and these follow-up diagnoses, but it could be radiation therapy or chemotherapy," Chavez said.
Chavez said such treatment would be to "attack hard, with cavalry, any possibility, anything latent that might be there." He did not say how soon such treatment might begin.
Chavez has said he underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region. He hasn't said what type of cancer is involved.
Yesterday's statement was the first time he has referred to possible chemotherapy or radiation treatment, and he also provided some additional details about the surgery in Cuba.
He said it was a major operation that lasted about six hours and removed a tumor as big as "a ball." He said the tumor was "encapsulated."
Since his return to Caracas on July 4, the 56-year-old president has slowed his normally heavy agenda.
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