BREAKING NEWS: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with malignant liposarcoma -- a rare cancer - VIDEO. (CTV) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with a rare type of malignant tumour, the doctor overseeing his care announced Wednesday. Dr. Zane Cohen at Mount Sinai Hospital said Ford was diagnosed after a “comprehensive medical assessment.” Ford will undergo chemotherapy, Cohen said. Since he was hospitalized last Thursday with a “fair sized” tumour in his abdomen, Ford had been undergoing tests to determine whether the mass was benign or cancerous. He underwent at least two biopsies, including one on his lung. Saying that he could be facing “the battle of my lifetime,” Ford pulled out of the mayoral race last Friday, but registered to run as a councillor in the Etobicoke ward he represented for a decade before he was elected mayor in 2010. Ford’s brother, Coun. Doug Ford, has taken his place and is now running for the city’s top job. But he has been staying away from the campaign trail while waiting for an update on his brother’s condition. Wednesday’s announcement ends days of speculation about Rob Ford’s health. He sought medical help after complaining about “unbearable” abdominal pain last week. Mount Sinai doctors said the mayor had been experiencing abdominal pain and discomfort for about three months before he was hospitalized. The Fords’ father, former Ontario MPP Doug Ford Sr., died of colon cancer in 2006. In 2009, Rob Ford had a tumour removed from his appendix. Earlier this summer, the mayor returned to office after a stint in rehab for substance abuse issues. He had gained worldwide notoriety after reports emerged last year that he was recorded on video smoking crack cocaine. Last November, he admitted that he smoked the drug while in office. Doctor Says Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Has Cancer (AP) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is suffering from a rare and difficult cancer that will require aggressive chemotherapy, his doctor said Wednesday. Dr. Zane Cohen, a colorectal surgeon at Mount Sinai hospital, said Ford has a malignant sarcoma tumor. Ford has been hospitalized for a week with a tumor in his abdomen. Cohen said mayor will undergo chemotherapy within the next two days and that he will be treated with fairly intensive chemotherapeutic agents. He said the cancer is spreading and that they have found "a small nodule in the buttock" near the left hip. The mayor withdrew his re-election bid Friday as he undergoes treatment, dramatically ending a campaign he had doggedly pursued despite calls for him to quit amid drug and alcohol scandals and a stint in rehab. Doug Ford is running for mayor in his brother's place. The mayor's family was not with the doctor when the update was provided. The mayor checked himself into a hospital last week after complaining of stomach pain while eating breakfast with his brother. "He's having some pain still," Cohen said. "We are managing that." He said the initial biopsy came back inconclusive but said a second biopsy led them to conclusive diagnosis. Doug Ford Sr., the mayor's farther, died of colon cancer in 2006. Ford, 45, gained international notoriety last year when the Toronto Star and the U.S. website Gawker reported the existence of a video apparently showing the mayor inhaling from a crack pipe. He denied the existence of the video for months but finally admitted to using crack in a "drunken stupor" after police announced they had obtained a copy. When reports emerged this year of a second video showing him apparently smoking crack, Ford entered rehab for two months and returned to work and campaigning in June. The Fords announced last week that Doug Ford will now run for mayor and Rob will seek a City Council seat representing a district in his home suburb of Etobicoke. Doug Ford hasn't started campaigning for the Oct. 27 election since he announced he would run for mayor. Olivia Chow, who is running to replace Ford, said wished Ford and his family well and said she knows Rob is strong. "Since he's so strong and he's such a good fighter I hope he can win this battle," Chow, who is a cancer survivor. John Tory, the leading candidate, called Ford a fighter who should know the people of Toronto will be standing behind him. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancer video footage

• published: 17 Sep 2014
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