Source: Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Friday that he will return to Cuba to begin a new phase of cancer treatment that will include chemotherapy.
Chavez said he was seeking legislative approval to go back to Havana on Saturday "to begin what we've called the second phase."
He said he was sending a letter to the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Fernando Soto Rojas, to request immediate "legislative authorization" for his trip as required by the constitution. It was not clear how long Chavez planned to remain in Cuba.
He acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that he expected to eventually undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatment, saying such care would be to "armor the body against new malignant cells."
