Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford Scheduled to have Chemotherapy

Recently it was discovered that Rob Ford has been diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer called liposoma. Last week we found out that Rob Ford had a tumour, somewhere in the abdominal region but now his medical team has confirmed that the tumour is on the side of Rob's pancreas. Surprisingly Rob's medical team is very confident that they can remove the tumour with chemo despite the fact that it is a very rare cancer. Rob's medical team leader Dr. Zane Cohen states that likely within the next couple days Rob will undergo chemotherapy at Mount Sinai hospital. For the two following days Rob will undergo more chemotherapy at Mount Sinai and then after his chemo he will spend most of the proceeding 18 days at home. Cohen also states that this cycle will be repeated again after the 18 days, and then after the second cycle Rob's medical team will see how the tumour is responding to the treatment

I was both surprised and not surprised when I first heard that Rob Ford had cancer. The fact that it didn't surprise me was purely because of Rob Ford's unhealthy lifestyle (from drinking to taking drugs). I was also surprised by the news because for some reason I subliminally saw Rob Ford as someone who was untouchable because of his high up position. I hope that the chemo that he is on kills the tumour and that Rob recovers.

Link to original webpage http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-to-undergo-chemotherapy-for-treatment-of-liposarcoma-1.2768498