Hugo Chávez ‘recovering rapidly’ from cancer surgery

Venezuelan president reportedly on the mend and optimistic about the future after undergoing operation to remove a tumour The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, is recovering rapidly after undergoing surgery last month that removed a cancerous tumour, the government said on Monday. Chávez remarked on his health during a telephone conversation with the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, on Sunday as the Venezuelan president was exercising outdoors, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Chávez told the Russian leader “that he has experienced a rapid recovery from the complex operation”adding that the president has been undergoing a first phase of rehabilitation. The statement added that Chávez now has a “feeling of realistic optimism” as he enters the next phase of recovery. Hugo Chávez Venezuela guardian.co.uk

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