Hugo Chávez confirms suffering from cancer

• April 19, 2024

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez He stated that he was operated twice in Cuba and that several medical studies show that he suffers Cancer . During the speech he presented this June 30 in Havana, Chávez accepted that he is in treatment to improve his health.

The information published in the newspapers Reform Y The Journey, reiterate that Chávez suffers Cancer and that the examinations after the first surgical intervention, caused by a pelvic abscess, confirmed the existence of "an abscessed tumor with the presence of cancer cells that made a second operation necessary, which allowed the total extraction of the tumor". Here is a fragment of the statements of the revolutionary leader:

However, during his speech the president did not specify what kind of Cancer he has or what treatment he is receiving, although extra official versions say that he is receiving radiotherapy .

A little history

Hugo Chávez explained that he arrived in Cuba on June 8, coming from a tour of Ecuador and Brazil, when his body began to show signs of deterioration: "I only planned to have a checkup on my left knee," Chavez said during his speech .

The president of Venezuela was operated on June 11; subsequently began a treatment antibiotic and now confirmed that the presence of a cancerous tumor .

Although Hugo Chávez assured that "he is on his way to full recovery," he did not specify when he will return to Caracas to resume his presidential activities.

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