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| Argentina President Cristina Fernandez has cancer | Argentina President Cristina Fernandez has cancer |
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| Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancer and will have an operation on 4 January, her government has announced. | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancer and will have an operation on 4 January, her government has announced. |
| The cancer is in her thyroid gland but has not spread to other parts of her body, a spokesman said. | The cancer is in her thyroid gland but has not spread to other parts of her body, a spokesman said. |
| Ms Fernandez, 58, recently began her second term as president after a landslide election victory. | Ms Fernandez, 58, recently began her second term as president after a landslide election victory. |
| Her husband - former President Nestor Kirchner - died last year after suffering a heart attack. | Her husband - former President Nestor Kirchner - died last year after suffering a heart attack. |
| Ms Fernandez will step aside as president for 20 days until 24 January, with Vice-President Amado Boudou taking over. | Ms Fernandez will step aside as president for 20 days until 24 January, with Vice-President Amado Boudou taking over. |
| Shock | Shock |
| The cancer was discovered on 22 December during routine medical tests, spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro said. | The cancer was discovered on 22 December during routine medical tests, spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro said. |
| The cancer - a papillary thyroid carcinoma - had not metastasised or affected her lymph nodes, he added, and the prognosis was very good. | The cancer - a papillary thyroid carcinoma - had not metastasised or affected her lymph nodes, he added, and the prognosis was very good. |
| The BBC's Daniel Schweimler in Buenos Aires says the announcement has come as something of a shock in Argentina. | The BBC's Daniel Schweimler in Buenos Aires says the announcement has come as something of a shock in Argentina. |
| Ms Fernandez has been very energetic, passing a number of controversial laws, and has not shown any sign of sickness, our correspondent adds. | Ms Fernandez has been very energetic, passing a number of controversial laws, and has not shown any sign of sickness, our correspondent adds. |
| Ms Fernandez was reelected in October by a huge margin and remains extremely popular in Argentina. | Ms Fernandez was reelected in October by a huge margin and remains extremely popular in Argentina. |
| During her first term she presided over strong economic growth and implemented a range of social policies to benefit the poor. | During her first term she presided over strong economic growth and implemented a range of social policies to benefit the poor. |
| The sudden death of her husband Nestor Kirchner in October 2010 brought her a wave of public sympathy. | The sudden death of her husband Nestor Kirchner in October 2010 brought her a wave of public sympathy. |
| Ms Fernandez is the latest in a series of Latin American leaders to be diagnosed with cancer. | Ms Fernandez is the latest in a series of Latin American leaders to be diagnosed with cancer. |
| President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Paraguayan leader Fernando Lugo, and former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have all been operated on in the past year. | President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Paraguayan leader Fernando Lugo, and former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have all been operated on in the past year. |