Note: this is from a report by Dan Rather. Let me say that again....Dan Rather. With only one source. It does identify the cancer though. Would like to get Dr. Steve's analysisThis reporter has been told that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has "entered the end stage". The information and the quote come from a highly respected source close to Chavez and who is in a position to know his medical condition and history. This source says the prognosis is dire and that Chavez is now not expected to live "more than a couple of months at most."
| Rolled over to Thursday. This explains why the chemo and radiation aren't working: sarcomas laugh at those. However, this version is very, very rare in older adults, and so I wonder if Dashing Dan got the tumor type wrong in his report. One does sometimes see very undifferentiated sarcomas that have some hint of muscle markers in them, and that could get a pathologist to call it a 'rhabdomyosarcoma'. A true rhabdomyosarcoma, as seen in children, has a good prognosis if not metastatic. That's another reason why I doubt the diagnosis here. Not saying it couldn't be, but my guess is that it's an undifferentiated, poorly organized sarcoma. Bad news for Oogo. |