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Oct 21, 2011 2:09 AM CDT

Chavez: I've Beaten Cancer

Illness has not returned after chemo, Venezuelan leader says

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez says he has beaten cancer—and got religion. The Venezuelan president, after returning from a brief checkup in Cuba, told reporters that "the exams revealed that there is no sign of active malignant cells in this body," reports the New York Times . “I’m more...

Chavez Pitches Softball,
Denies Kidney Failure

Sep 30, 2011 1:12 AM CDT

Chavez Pitches Softball, Denies Kidney Failure

Venezuelan prez slams 'morbid and inhumane' speculation

(Newser) - After reports surfaced that Hugo Chavez had suffered kidney failure earlier this week, the Venezuelan president summoned reporters to the presidential palace in Caracas. They found Chavez wearing a red tracksuit, jogging, and throwing a baseball around with members of his cabinet, the Guardian reports. "I'm fine. Those...

Chavez Stays in Venezuela for 3rd Round of Chemo

Aug 28, 2011 5:36 AM CDT

Chavez Stays in Venezuela for 3rd Round of Chemo

Could be a sign the social leader is improving

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez will undergo a third round of chemotherapy for his cancer today, this time in Venezuela instead of Cuba, reports Reuters . The 57-year-old socialist leader went to Cuba in June to have a baseball-sized tumor removed and returned there twice for chemotherapy, but his opting to stay at home...

Hugo Chavez Returns Home After Second Round of Chemotherapy

Post-Chemo,
Hugo Chavez
Returns Home

Aug 14, 2011 12:40 PM CDT

Post-Chemo, Hugo Chavez Returns Home

Venezuelan completed final round of chemotherapy

(Newser) - He's baaaaack: Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early today, after completing a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba, reports CNN . "Good morning, beloved homeland," Chavez tweeted today. "What a beautiful full moon greeted us at midnight." The Venezuelan president is now hairless after an earlier...

In Chemotherapy for Cancer, Hugo Chavez Shaves off His Hair

Hugo Chavez's
Hair Disappears

Aug 2, 2011 1:07 PM CDT

Hugo Chavez's Hair Disappears

Venezuelan president undergoing chemotherapy

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing chemotherapy , revealed what he called a "new look" on TV: a shaved head. In a ceremony with his ministers yesterday, the Venezuelan president said his cancer treatment has been going well, the Telegraph reports. “I went to bathe and a bit of hair...

Hugo Chavez Returns to Venezuela After Chemotherapy in Cuba

Chavez Back
in Venezuela
After Chemo

Jul 24, 2011 8:54 AM CDT

Chavez Back in Venezuela After Chemo

Leader ready to 'continue the battle'

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez is back on Venezuelan soil after undergoing a week of chemotherapy in Cuba, reports the AP, trumpeting on national television that "This body of mine, of a cadet and a soldier, held up." The 56-year-old Venezuelan president landed last night to a red-carpet welcome, telling watchers...

Chavez Heads
to Cuba: 'It's
Time to Live'

Jul 17, 2011 6:01 AM CDT

Chavez Heads to Cuba: 'It's Time to Live'

Will undergo chemotherapy in Havana

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba to begin chemotherapy nearly a month after surgery to remove a tumor, and he is expressing optimism the treatment will help him survive his cancer. Chavez said he would start the treatment in Havana today in an attempt to ensure cancer cells...

Chavez Going Back to
Cuba for Treatment

Jul 16, 2011 5:48 AM CDT

Chavez Going Back to Cuba for Treatment

Will this time undergo chemotherapy

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez is returning to Cuba today for further cancer treatment, which this time will include chemotherapy in order to, as he says, "armor the body against new malignant cells." Chavez made the surprise announcement yesterday, reports the AP, asking lawmakers' permission to return to the country where...

Chavez Vows to Speed
Socialist Drive in Venezuela

Jul 12, 2011 3:48 PM CDT

Chavez Vows to Speed Socialist Drive in Venezuela

President tries to quell rumors that he's gravely ill

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promised today to accelerate his drive for socialism in Venezuela as he recovers from June 20 surgery to remove a cancerous tumor . "The opposition and the counterrevolution are crying out that Chavez is done for, that he's dying...that he'll have to hand...

Chavez Has
Colon Cancer:
Reports

Jul 8, 2011 9:49 AM CDT

Chavez Has Colon Cancer: Reports

Details still unknown; president vows to defeat disease

(Newser) - Last week, Hugo Chavez announced he had cancer , but kept quiet on the details; now, insiders say it’s likely colon cancer, and he's likely undergoing chemo, the Wall Street Journal reports. A tumor was discovered during the Venezuelan president's surgery for a pelvic abscess and later removed....

Cheering Throngs
Welcome Back
Chavez

Jul 5, 2011 1:16 AM CDT

Cheering Throngs Welcome Back Chavez

Ailing president back in Caracas

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has made a triumphant return to Venezuela after nearly a month in Cuba being treated for cancer. The leader, who is recovering after having a cancerous tumor removed , addressed thousands of cheering supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace, reports the BBC . "The return has begun,...

Chavez: I Have Cancer

Jul 1, 2011 4:51 AM CDT

Chavez: I Have Cancer

Leader not delegating power while being treated in Cuba

(Newser) - In his first broadcast since undergoing emergency surgery in Cuba early last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has revealed that doctors removed a cancerous tumor from his body. The president said he was still undergoing treatment, but did not reveal what the treatment entails, where the tumor was found, or...