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Minister ‘upbeat’ after cancer surgery
Finance chief Noonan to remain in Cabinet MICHAEL NOONAN last night said he will continue to serve as Minister for Finance ‘at the Taoiseach’s discretion’, after revealing he has recently been treated for cancer. In a statement, the veteran Limerick TD said he first became aware of a problem in February, when he noticed ‘a lump on [his] right arm in the shoulder area’. Upon medical examination, this was identified as a sarcoma, which needed to be removed. The 71-year-old minister said he received five weeks’ radiotherapy treatment at St Luke’s Hospital in late March and April to shrink the growth, which was removed at Cappagh Hospital last Wednesday. He was discharged from hospital on Saturday. Thanking staff at both hospi-
‘Good prognosis’: Noonan thanked hospital staff PICTURE: AP
by Joanne ahern tals, along with his medical team, he added that they ‘believe the treatment has gone very well and are upbeat about the prognosis’. ‘There is no damage to my shoulder muscle and my risk of recurrence is low’, Mr Noonan said. Sarcomas are rare cancers that can develop in muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and fatty and fibrous tissues. The straight-talking minister said he released the statement on foot of media queries ‘to ensure accuracy and clarity’. Mr Noonan is the second consecutive finance minister to be treated for cancer. His predecessor, Brian Lenihan Jnr, died from pancreatic cancer in June 2011.
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