Chavez set for second phase of treatment
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July 24, 2011, Sunday
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VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he has finished his "first cycle" of chemotherapy in Cuba and will begin the second of various phases of treatment.
Chavez vowed to overcome his cancer, saying he is confident of winning re-election next year and staying in power for at least six more years. He spoke in a telephone call carried live on state television during a speech by his vice president, Elias Jaua.
"This first cycle has been completed successfully. And now, well, we're preparing for a second cycle," Chavez said. "There are various ones in this battle to finally defeat and eliminate any risk of the presence of malignant cells in this body, which is going to turn 57 years old."
They were the first televised remarks by Chavez, whose birthday is on July 28, since he went to Cuba last Saturday to begin chemotherapy. His only public statements until Friday had been dozens of messages posted on his Twitter account.
Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor.
Chavez vowed to overcome his cancer, saying he is confident of winning re-election next year and staying in power for at least six more years. He spoke in a telephone call carried live on state television during a speech by his vice president, Elias Jaua.
"This first cycle has been completed successfully. And now, well, we're preparing for a second cycle," Chavez said. "There are various ones in this battle to finally defeat and eliminate any risk of the presence of malignant cells in this body, which is going to turn 57 years old."
They were the first televised remarks by Chavez, whose birthday is on July 28, since he went to Cuba last Saturday to begin chemotherapy. His only public statements until Friday had been dozens of messages posted on his Twitter account.
Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor.
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