Hugo Chávez to return to Cuba for more radiotherapy
Venezuelan president announces he will undergo more treatment after tearfully calling on Jesus to save his lifeThe Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, has said he will return to Cuba on Saturday night for his next round of radiation therapy as part of his cancer treatment.Chávez made the announcement in a phone call broadcast on television on Friday night.He said the daily radiation treatments in Havana would help him continue what he calls a "battle for health and for life".Chávez has been making regular trips to Cuba for treatment. He returned to Venezuela on Wednesday after his second round of several days of radiation treatment following surgery in February to remove a tumour in his pelvic area. He travelled to Cuba for chemotherapy after a previous tumour was removed last year.Earlier on Friday, Chávez wept as he prayed to God to spare his life in a televised speech at a pre-Easter mass. He said: "Give me your crown, Jesus. Give me your cross, your thorns so that I may bleed. But..
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