Clerides diagnosed with colon cancer

 

FORMER President Glafcos Clerides was re-admitted to Evangelistria clinic yesterday evening after he was diagnosed with colon cancer and he is to undergo surgery on Monday, according to his doctor Iosif Kassios.

Kassios said that following the completion of various tests a malignant tumour was found. “We had a meeting and it was decided that the President should undergo surgery,” said Kassios.

Clerides, 92, was admitted to hospital last Monday with ‘chronic gastrointestinal disorder,’ but he was released on Wednesday as his doctor judged there was no reason for him to remain there. 

 

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