Hugo Chavez starting more cancer treatment in Cuba

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO

Published January 26, 2013 5:00am ET

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Hugo Chavez starting more cancer treatment in Cuba — A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds poster of him with the slogan in Spanish "We are all Chavez!" at rally by Chavez supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The cult of personality that Chavez long nurtured has been flourishing like never before as he confronts an increasingly difficult struggle against the mysterious cancer that afflicts him. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) | Fernando Llano

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday.

Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said that it remains unclear how soon Chavez could return home, and did not specify the kind of treatment he is receiving.

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