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Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba.
Chavez, who won re-election on Oct. 7, also said on Saturday night for the first time that if his health were to worsen, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro.
"We should guarantee the advance of the Bolivarian Revolution," Chavez said on television, seated at the presidential palace with Maduro and other aides.
The president said that tests had shown a return of "some malignant cells" in the same area where tumors were previously removed. "I need to return to Havana tomorrow," Chavez said, adding that he would undergo surgery in the coming days.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba.
Chavez, who won re-election on Oct. 7, also said on Saturday night for the first time that if his health were to worsen, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro.
"We should guarantee the advance of the Bolivarian Revolution," Chavez said on television, seated at the presidential palace with Maduro and other aides.
The president said that tests had shown a return of "some malignant cells" in the same area where tumors were previously removed. "I need to return to Havana tomorrow," Chavez said, adding that he would undergo surgery in the coming days.
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