Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday he had been diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma but would continue working while ...
VILNIUS: Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday he had been diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma but would continue working while undergoing cancer treatment that was expected to run until early November.
Skvernelis would not cancel plans for upcoming meetings in Vilnius with the prime minister of neighbouring Poland and the speaker of the Swedish parliament, his advisor told Reuters."The doctors expect a full recovery, and so do I," Skvernelis told reporters in Vilnius, speaking in a hoarse voice."At this stage, the greatest danger for me is an infection, so I will be keeping a distance and will do less hand shakes.
Skvernelis said he had carried out his first chemotherapy session on Tuesday and would continue these sessions as well as immunotherapy, which helps the immune system fight cancer, until Nov 4 to prevent a re-emergence of the disease. The lymphoma was detected during a routine health check-up following the country's presidential election in May and was confirmed during surgery carried out earlier this month.Advertisement
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