Clerides diagnosed with colon cancer

FORMER President Glafcos Clerides, 92, has been admitted to Evangelistria clinic after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He will undergo surgery tomorrow according to his doctor Iosif Kassios.

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