Argentina - Cristina has thyroid cancer

Reports are that it has not spread. (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h7Ebndi6m4W4IxbcMJUO1GVn0e4g?docId=CNG.e3d89 6896d417e6a7792f99f5c591513.41)

Opinions aside.....I hope all goes well for her. S American leaders have been having a bad time of it lately with health problems.

The Official Press releases indicate that the ilness was caught in the very early stages, and that a full recovery is expected. The President is scheduled for surgery next Wednesday, Jan 4th and will be taking leave until Jan 24th.

Vice President Amado Bodou will be in charge of the Executive during this period.

I understand that a highly respected Oncologist is a regular contributor to these forums.... it would be interesting to have an educated view discuss the details of what the chances of full recovery are for cases like these.....

I understand that a highly respected Oncologist is a regular contributor to these forums.... it would be interesting to have an educated view discuss the details of what the chances of full recovery are for cases like these.....

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One of statements made by her office is that it hasn't spread to lymph nodes. My experience with family members with cancer is that lymph nodes are only removed and taken to the lab during and after surgery. Can they be removed during a biopsy in sufficient numbers to assure the patient there is no spread?

That said, this does appear to be a cancer with a high survival rate. I wish her all the best! Cancer is a terrible disease.

She is likely to do well, assuming that there has not been any substantial spread as announced. One of the good aspects of thyroid CA is that radioactive iodine will usually concentrate in any metastatic cells and destroy them without collateral damage.

The President will undergo the procedure tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Austral Hospital in Buenos Aires.

The office of the President has announced that the surgery was a complete success. All appears to have gone according to plan.

What are all those people doing camped outside the hospital? :confused:

What are all those people doing camped outside the hospital? :confused:

The usual lazy arses that dont have a real job other than some "social plan" that costs taxpayers huge amounts of money... its pathetic that the K Klan and the Campora Boys allow such idiocy.

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The usual lazy arses that dont have a real job other than some "social plan" that costs taxpayers huge amounts of money... its pathetic that the K Klan and the Campora Boys allow such idiocy.

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Are you sure she didn't have them rounded up and pay them to come and sit vigil?

Are you sure she didn't have them rounded up and pay them to come and sit vigil?

I have no idea.... then again, it is not impossible that someone in the K entourage would have planned and executed this.... :rolleyes: :mad:

I have no idea.... then again, it is not impossible that someone in the K entourage would have planned and executed this.... :rolleyes: :mad:

I'm pretty sure some of them will have been invited.

When she came here she brought along two coachloads of her own flag waving supporters to boost the crowd of well wishers. They were easily spotted......as they all had the same baseball caps on and none were recognised as being local. :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure some of them will have been invited.

When she came here she brought along two coachloads of her own flag waving supporters to boost the crowd of well wishers. They were easily spotted......as they all had the same baseball caps on and none were recognised as being local. :rolleyes:

Pathetic... simply pathetic.

It turns out Cristina didn't have cancer after all. Histopathology of the excised thyroid showed no cancerous cells ...
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1438652-cristina-alta-medica

It turns out Cristina didn't have cancer after all. Histopathology of the excised thyroid showed no cancerous cells ...
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1438652-cristina-alta-medica

OK... so I of course not an MD, but... when they did the biopsy before the surgery, wasnt the diagnostic Cancer....?

How could this have been mis-diagnosed...?

Please, let the "mata-sanos" explain..... :p

It'll be interesting to see if she comes out of having this 'surgery' looking ever so much younger.

It'll be interesting to see if she comes out of having this 'surgery' looking ever so much younger.

Ive read a few pieces on the Internet about the plastic surgery play... I guess we will have to wait and see until La Presidenta re-appears on TV.

Ive read a few pieces on the Internet about the plastic surgery play... I guess we will have to wait and see until La Presidenta re-appears on TV.

Over the last few years the sudden wearing of a scarf round the neck was usually a good sign. The wearing of sunglasses another. Who knows....maybe I'm being unfair.

Over the last few years the sudden wearing of a scarf round the neck was usually a good sign. The wearing of sunglasses another. Who knows....maybe I'm being unfair.

Call me old-fashioned, but I would much rather that someone in such high office would put most of their Vanity aside. Two examples about how to handle Vanity and the entire external appearance that I would much rather La Presidente follow are German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

A head of state should try to make it into the history books for their work to improve the lifes of the citizens that elected them..... Vanity for them is best reflected in how the history books will portray them, rather than how youthful or attractive them may look on photographs and TV screens...

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... Two examples about how to handle Vanity and the entire external appearance that I would much rather La Presidente follow are German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. CFK was quite annoyed during her first election campaign when people referred to the next Presidente. She corrected their grammar; it should be Presidenta! :D

Vanity for them is best reflected in how the history books will portray them, rather than how youthful or attractive them may look on photographs and TV screens...

:rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad:Perhaps she'd rather not be remembered for her legislative legacy! :eek:

Perhaps she'd rather not be remembered for her legislative legacy! :eek:

Looks like that.....

I understand she may attempt to change the constitution to run for a third consecutive term. Perhaps waiting for her son to replace her?? Shades of Venezuela!

I understand she may attempt to change the constitution to run for a third consecutive term. Perhaps waiting for her son to replace her?? Shades of Venezuela!

At the rate her son is going, his heart isn't going to last as long as his father's.

Don't know much about him. Tell more. At least his father did the country a great service by dropping dead.