InfoAnda - Cancer? What cancer? Chavez's health off radar as vote nears |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

DJ AM Joins Travis Barker in Suing Over Plane Crash | 26 December 2008
Hyundai Heavy Q2 net profit tumbles 40 percent | 25 July 2009
Japanese solar car leads race Down Under | 27 October 2009

Officer: Split-second decision to fire on pirates | 13 April 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Cancer? What cancer? Chavez's health off radar as vote nears |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Reihan Salam Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Full Focus Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Full Article Images of August Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Cartoons in French weekly fuel Mohammad furor 11:49am EDT Analysis: Despite his rhetoric, Romney needs the "47 percent" to win 1:02am EDT Germany's big worry: China, not Greece 1:18am EDT Analysis: NATO pullback heightens doubts about Afghan strategy | 18 Sep 2012 Analysis: Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests 3:59am EDT Discussed 268 New video shows Romney saying Palestinians don’t want peace 123 U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed 122 Romney derides Obama supporters in hidden camera speech Sponsored Links Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption American food culture From fast food to fine dining, a look at the culture of food in the U.S. Slideshow Lindsay Lohan's woes Lindsay Lohan was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident in lower Manhattan. Slideshow Cancer? What cancer? Chavez's health off radar as vote nears Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Top Colombian drug lord captured in Venezuela 2:10am EDT Venezuela pop band says Chavez expropriates 'Loser' song Tue, Sep 18 2012 Venezuela's Capriles goes on offensive after graft accusations Fri, Sep 14 2012 Quality-of-life program may help cancer patients Fri, Sep 14 2012 Aide to Venezuela opposition candidate fired amid corruption talk Thu, Sep 13 2012 Analysis & Opinion Chavez’s cash pump PDVSA runs on empty Related Topics World » Venezuelan President and presidential candidate Hugo Chavez greets supporters during a campaign rally in the district of Catia in Caracas September 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jorge Silva By Hugh Bronstein CARACAS | Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:43pm EDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Just months ago, it was the issue dominating Venezuela and its presidential campaign. Now Hugo Chavez's bout with cancer is barely mentioned as his October 7 re-election bid approaches. Once-frenetic rumors about Chavez's health have cooled to almost nothing while voters prepare to decide who will lead Venezuela - and control its vast oil reserves - for the next six years. Chavez, a socialist firebrand known for lambasting the U.S. "empire," faces market-friendly challenger Henrique Capriles, a 40-year-old lawyer and state governor who has vowed to end the seizure of private businesses and create jobs by attracting private investment. Chavez wants to deepen his self-styled revolution and says he is cured of cancer after three operations in Cuba since June 2011. But details of the cancer involved and the exact location of the tumors have remained secret to all but a few confidants, including Chavez's mentor, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Chavez's health fell off the map as an electoral issue when it became clear in July that the 58-year-old ex-paratrooper was getting stronger and would almost certainly live at least until the October vote. "He stopped talking about it and the opposition decided it would be better to win with a message of change and recovery than by talking about Chavez's health," said businessman Rafael Cubillan, 71, sipping a drink in a Caracas cafe. "It would be better if voters had all the facts before they go to the polls," he added. "But Chavez comes from the vertical command structure of the military. He tells his troops only what they need to know to help him get the result he wants." The president has ramped up his campaign schedule and appears healthy, if a bit bloated. His hair has grown back after chemotherapy caused him to go bald last year. He is still not walking the streets much, preferring to appear on stage or on the top of a vehicle dubbed the "Chavez-mobile" in highly scripted rallies: a far cry from the coffee-swilling, barely sleeping, all-energy campaigner of the past. But he is seen in public several times a day, kissing babies at campaign events and bursting into song during speeches that can run for hours, and are just as combative as ever. 'IN REMISSION' Everyone, from voters in the Caracas slums to bondholders and executives of foreign oil companies drooling to tap into Venezuela's oceanic crude reserves, has been left in the dark as to Chavez's exact condition. A Venezuelan medical source with knowledge of his treatment said the president had been declared "in remission" by his Cuban doctors after several rounds of radiotherapy. "They keep giving him a lot of medication to accelerate his physical recovery, which is reflected in his mood and appearance," the source said. Doctors say Chavez's declaration of full recovery is medically unsound, given that a couple of years would have to pass without a recurrence for it to be clear he was cured. Many Venezuelan doctors suspect Chavez has been using steroids and other treatments to look and feel fitter and help him keep up the pace of his campaign. They say this could create more health problems if he pushes himself too hard. If Chavez wins reelection, any sign of frailty would likely jump-start speculation about his health and succession scenarios, putting markets on edge. Venezuela has the world's biggest oil reserves and its high-yielding sovereign bonds are some of the most heavily traded in the market. Its relationship with Colombia, with which it shares a long border rife with drug trafficking, is also key to the stability of the Andean region. Chavez enjoyed a sympathy bounce in opinion polls when the issue of his health first came up, but with the election now less than three weeks away, he clearly feels that suggestions of physical frailty are not the way to win votes. Asked about his health last week, Chavez brushed off the question, saying simply: "I'm fine, as you can see by looking at me." By contrast, he spent hours answering other questions, reflecting his desire to take attention away from the cancer. Most of the best-known opinion polls put Chavez ahead, but voter surveys are notoriously controversial and divergent in Venezuela, and Capriles' numbers have been creeping up. A major pollster last week put him just ahead of Chavez. Capriles is not touching the health question, other than to wish Chavez a speedy recovery, leaving investors and many voters hoping someone will leak the facts about the president's health. "Where's the Julian Assange of Venezuela when you need him?" said Stephen Donehoo, a Latin American expert at Washington-based business consultancy McLarty Associates. Assange burst into the headlines in 2010 as the head of WikiLeaks, which caused a furor by publishing secret U.S. diplomatic cables. "Venezuelans should have the right to know the state of health of the person who wants to lead them for the next six years, particularly with so much at stake," Donehoo said. (Additional reporting by Marianna Parraga; Editing by Daniel Wallis, Kieran Murray and David Brunnstrom) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 19 September 2012
USAID mission in Russia to close following Moscow decision |
French leaders sound alarm over planned Mohammad cartoons |
British fugitive shoots dead two unarmed policewomen |
Fukushima fallout seeps into India's troubled nuclear push |
Exclusive: Bahrain, UAE probe suspicious shipments headed to Iran |
RIM shares rise on Microsoft file technology license deal |
T-Mobile USA, RIM resolve issue that hurt some BlackBerry users |
Microsoft slows dividend growth |
Micron hires senior mobile executive from Nvidia |
YouTube under threat in Russia over Prophet film |
OCZ changes leaders, needs to solve supply chain problem |
Bieber, One Direction top list of young music acts |
Venezuela pop band says Chavez expropriates 'Loser' song |
Mulberry whimsy, abstract Ilincic end London Fashion Week |
Oscar, you've got mail: Electronic voting on tap for 2013 Oscars |
Fashion designers return to elegance in buzzy London |
China clamps down on anti-Japan protests |
Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey |
Analysis: Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests |
French weekly publishes Mohammad cartoons |
Germany's big worry: China, not Greece |
China's Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with U.S |
Lonmin deal pressures other South Africa mining firms |
Syrian rebels battle Assad forces near Turkish border |
Russia says kills five militants in Ingushetia |
South Korean software mogul to stand for presidency |
Tech lobbying powerhouse set to open doors in Washington |
Hon Hai says to invest about $500 million in new Brazil assembly complex |
Consumer groups to fight AT&T FaceTime restrictions |
UK spy agency tests Britons' cyber skills |
Amazon to close fashion website endless.com |
UK singer Robbie Williams becomes a father |
Round Hill buying Katy Perry, Cee Lo, other song rights: source |
Streisand, Minnelli, Franklin sing for Marvin Hamlisch |
Oscar, you've got mail: Electronic voting on tap for 2013 Oscars |
China implicates Bo Xilai in criminal case |
Russia says U.S. aid mission sought to sway elections |
Syrian rebels take third border crossing to Turkey |
Lonmin deal stirs more South Africa mine strife |
Thousands in Georgia protest against prisoner abuse |
Cancer? What cancer? Chavez's health off radar as vote nears |
Somali rebels reinforce Kismayu, fears of showdown grow |
Private U.S. networks vulnerable to cyber attack: Pentagon |
HTC unveils two Windows phones, several carrier customers |
AT&T says iPhone demand incredible |
Apple, publishers back off in EU e-book antitrust case |
Elop running out of time to turn Nokia around |
RIM lures app makers with Marmalade software |
ZTE, Mozilla aim to roll out mobile operating system in coming months |
Lindsay Lohan arrested for hit and run in New York City |
Upsets, drama in store for TV's big Emmy night |
Danish film spotlights piracy off East Africa |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01