Tabaré Vázquez left the medical center and said that he felt "very good" | Chronic

The president of Uruguay, Tabaré VázquezHe said Saturday he feels "very well", leaving the health center where he has been since Thursday and where he had a biopsy that confirmed he had a malignant lung tumor.

"I feel good physically and emotionally, I have never felt anything, this underlines the need for periodical studies", Vázquez explained to the media the expectation of his departure.

According to this, Vázquez stated that this type of illness was taking on time "can be cured without problems", but for that "You have to go to the doctor."

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The president said it would start "Additional teststo see what kind of treatment you should perform, and thanked "all the Uruguayan people" and "the political system in general" for support

According to the EFE agency, the president stressed the work of the media, which acted with "a lot of seriousness, a lot of responsibility and a lot of professionalism" on the subject

"Correct information giving people the opportunity to have tools to fight diseases is of paramount importance", said Vazquez, 79, who said he would seek to be present at Monday's Cabinet meeting

The president entered the health center last Thursday to undergo medical tests to determine the extent of the detected lung nodule, which he himself revealed last Tuesday.