Tag: Raquel Panone

• Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica recovering after surgical procedure

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica was recuperating Friday after a successful operation, according to the leftwing leader's head physician Raquel Pannone, who also pointed out that the patient was “calm” and “quiet,” albeit in pain. She also mentioned that, after a stent was placed in his esophagus, he could “continue feeding orally.”

• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC

  Mujica's physician describes former president's condition

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer. We did other studies that showed that he has no lesion in any other organ,” she said while admitting that the tumor was malignant, as doctors had already feared.