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    July 28, 2011

Venezuelan President Aims to Beat Cancer, Win Election

   VOA News
   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a session with his cabinet in
   Caracas. Chavez said he has "largely recovered" from a bout with cancer
   but would still undergo as many as two more rounds of chemotherapy,
   July 27, 2011
   Photo: AFP
   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a session with his cabinet in
   Caracas. Chavez said he has "largely recovered" from a bout with cancer
   but would still undergo as many as two more rounds of chemotherapy,
   July 27, 2011

   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is recovering from his battle
   with cancer, and that he will win the country's presidential elections
   next year.
   Chavez said Wednesday he has "largely recovered" from the disease,
   beating his chest and stomach to demonstrate his health during
   televised interviews. However, Chavez said he will soon undergo a
   second round of chemotherapy that will likely leave him bald.
   The Venezuelan president returned home on Saturday after a week of
   chemotherapy in Cuba, where he was operated on last month to remove a
   malignant tumor. The president has not said what kind of cancer was
   being treated.
   Chavez again insisted on Wednesday that he will be healthy enough to
   run for presidential elections in 2012, predicting that he was "going
   to win." He also dismissed suggestions that he was preparing his
   brother, Adan, to be his successor.
   President Chavez will celebrate his 57th birthday on Thursday. The
   Associated Press reports that Chavez plans to increase oil production
   at Venezuela's state oil company by 30,000 barrels a day to celebrate
   the occasion.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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