Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to have cancer treatment in Brazil, a local newspaper said on Thursday.

The daily O Estado de Sao Paulo said the treatment is to be carried out in Sao Paulo's renowned Sirio-Libanes hospital, where Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was treated for her lymphoma cancer in 2009.

Rousseff invited Chavez to treat his cancer in Brazil last week. The Brazilian government also offered to send specialists to Venezuela to help him overcome the disease.

Chavez returned to Venezuela on July 4 from Cuba, where he underwent a surgery on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumor. Chavez didn't reveal what type of cancer he had.

Related

• Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela
• Cuba releases photos of Chavez
• Chavez expects to return to Venezuela soon
• Chavez says cancerous tumor successfully removed
• Chavez shown on TV with Fidel Castro
• Venezuela scraps summit due to Chavez health

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)