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Summary Hugo Chavez said he had responded well to chemotherapy but warned the worst has not yet passed.
Mr Chavez said he was telling himself to not get carried away by impulses. You can convince yourself its already passed and people may start believing it. But that has not happened.The firebrand leftist president, who follows a strict routine of medication, diet and exercise to help him in his recovery, said he had a good appetite, was gaining weight and had no nausea from the drugs.Were fine, but of course we are very careful, Mr Chavez told official television broadcaster VTV, adding that he had received positive results from various medical tests. Mr Chavez, 57, underwent an operation in Cuba on June 20 to remove a cancerous tumour in his pelvic area and received a first round of chemotherapy in mid-July.
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