President’s prognosis is good; Expected to make full recovery after cancer diagnosis

In a statement last evening on the President's cancer diagnosis and treatment, the Embassy said the President’s medical personnel in Cuba have started the second phase of his treatment today. He is likely to be placed in hospital for a short period of two to three days during the treatment. 

President’s prognosis is good; Expected to make full recovery after cancer diagnosis
The Doctors in Cuba who are treating President David Granger for his Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis have given him a good prognosis, saying that he will make a full recovery. That’s according to the Guyana Embassy in Cuba.
In a statement last evening on the President’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, the Embassy said

the President’s medical personnel in Cuba have started the second phase of his treatment today. He is likely to be placed in hospital for a short period of two to three days during the treatment. 
The embassy said the President has been working and resting in accordance with the advice he has been receiving from his doctors.
“He is in fine form and a good frame of mind. He is expected to fully recover under the supervision of his doctors”, the statement said. 
President Granger arrived in Havana on Tuesday, October 30, initially, for a medical investigation which he deemed necessary because of an unusual physical discomfort. He was received by a Cuban Medical Team which commenced the first phase of medical examination.
 
According to the embassy, “subsequent to a series of medical tests, the President was diagnosed as suffering from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and was placed in the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirurgicas (CIMEQ) on Thursday, November 1, where he underwent a surgical procedure. On Tuesday, November 6, His Excellency, the President, was discharged from CIMEQ and returned to his official accommodation”.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is cancer that originates in your lymphatic system, the disease-fighting network spread throughout your body. In non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, tumors develop from lymphocytes — a type of white blood cell.
The statement said the President has expressed his deep gratitude to Guyanese in the Homeland and in the Diaspora, to the various Prime Ministers and Presidents, to the CARICOM Diplomatic Caucus in Cuba, to his friends and colleagues, and all those who sent their best wishes for his full and complete recovery – and his speedy return to Guyana.
 
“Above all, the President would like to publicly thank His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Cuba, the Government of Cuba, and the medical staff of CIMEQ for the special care and attention which he has received while in Havana – and, indeed, for the excellent facilities in which he is being accommodated”.
News Source understands from senior Government sources that the cancer was caught in its very early stage. The treatment in Cuba is likely to have the President out of Guyana for a number of weeks. However, he will continue to be in contact with his cabinet and other government officials on various national issues.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo will continue to perform the duties of President.

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