Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has rare 'aggressive' cancer

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with a "fairly aggressive" rare cancer, doctors treating him have said.

Mr Ford, 45, has a malignant liposarcoma in his abdomen and will begin chemotherapy within 48 hours.

"I'm optimistic about treatment," said Dr Zane Cohen, who is overseeing his care team.

Mr Ford withdrew from his re-election campaign last week after being diagnosed with the abdominal tumour.

The controversial mayor, who admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in office, maintains a strong support base despite calls for him to resign.

He has also been filmed threatening to kill an unspecified person, as well as making lewd comments about oral sex to journalists.

'A difficult tumour'
Liposarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissue which accounts for only 1% of all cancers, Dr Cohen said at a news conference at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto.

Mr Ford has a 12cm by 12cm sized tumour in his abdomen and another smaller 2cm tumour in his left buttock, which are believed to have grown within the last three years.

"It's a rare tumour, a very difficult tumour," said Dr Cohen.

Jack Layton...Hugo Chavez..now Rob Ford with his strong popular base...all difficult, uncontrollable men for the status.

the people love these men and deh all come down with rare, aggressive abdominal cancers.

Ford is toast as were Chavez and Layton.

interesting!

I guess they thought they cud not allow to let Ford get elected again

is Canada becoming a dangerous place to do politics except for the status guys.

Lil Trudeaus better watch out.  he is becoming a repository fuh the hopes of ordinary Canadians.  that is not healthy for him.

Ford is a multi-millionaire.  It's quite funny how him and his meat-head brother have been able to con so many people with the idea that they are just regular folks looking after regular folks.

really Maps.....even this you see a conspiracy??

from what i heard....the kind of cancer he has was formed from fat cells......have you seen the size of that guys's belly? :o

Belle, the powers that be deliberately sold the man the type of food to make him fat and get cancer. 

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really Maps.....even this you see a conspiracy??

from what i heard....the kind of cancer he has was formed from fat cells......have you seen the size of that guys's belly? :o
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must been a fat conspiracy! 

believe it or not Belle..those are not my words or ideas..they were gleaned from the general media.  even from the TO Star from where I got the idea about Layton...

I got nutten about Ford..but from the comparisons with Chavez and Layton, with the suggestion of conspiracy... and the aggressive type of cancer involved as well as the abdominal location in all 3 parties, the coincidence or congruence struck me las' night.

and Chavez was fat but not Layton.  its 2 fat men and 1 NDP.

and Belle yuh mus' be carefull of mamaguy.  some people go Titty, like the place so much deh get all we habbits ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: including the bad talk..and use it against we....bad-talking we

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