Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO
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MANILA, Philippines–Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago disclosed on Wednesday that she is suffering from lung cancer.
“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me introduce myself to you as the only senator who has been diagnosed with lung cancer,” Santiago said at a press conference she held at the Senate.
“I have come so you can see me personally before cancer ravages my body,” said the former trial court judge.
Santiago, 69, said she was diagnosed with stage four cancer of the left lung last week, but said it was not spreading.
She said her condition makes “it hard for me to breathe.”
“I don’t know what the reactions of my enemies are. Maybe they will be happy because on one hand I might die and then they could get rid of me. But on the other hand I might survive and then I will get rid of them,” the feisty senator said.
Asked how she felt about it, Santiago said: “I was very excited. I’m not kidding.”
“Yes! I got cancer!” she exclaimed.
Santiago said she would receive chemotherapy treatment.
“I hope to see you in six weeks recovered, after going through treatment,” she said.
Early last month, Santiago stepped down as judged of the International Criminal Court, citing her precarious health condition.
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