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Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad diagnosed with breast cancer
Updated On: 09 August, 2018 08:30 AM IST | Damascus | AFP
Asma, whose father is a cardiologist and whose mother is a diplomat, has two sons and a daughter with Assad
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The wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has begun treatment for early-stage breast cancer, the presidency said today. "Asma al-Assad is beginning the first stage of treatment for a malignant tumour in the breast that was discovered at an early stage," the presidency announced on its social media accounts.
The announcement came with a photo of the first lady in loose clothing and trainers, sitting on a chair in a hospital room with an intravenous drip inserted in her left hand. She was smiling at her husband, President Bashar al-Assad, who sat to her right. The presidency did not specify where the first lady was being treated, but the word "military" was printed on a blanket visible in the picture, indicating she was likely in a government-run military hospital.
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