What was the terminal illness from which former candidate Rodolfo Hernández died?

In the afternoon of this Monday, September 2, the International Hospital of Colombia (HIC)in Piedecuesta (Santander), confirmed the death of Rodolfo Hernandezformer presidential candidate and former mayor of Bucaramanga, at 79 years of age.

His death occurred after being in an intensive care unit for almost two months, with the aim of overcoming liver cancer.

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“I have terminal cancer. I was thinking of everything except ending up prosecuted for things I didn’t do.“, acknowledged the former mayor of Bucaramanga in the middle of a hearing against him for corruption.

After his diagnosis, The engineer underwent crucial surgery to remove a large part of his liver and thus eliminate cancer cells.since the treatments, if any, were not sufficient to eliminate the disease.

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After having a large part of his liver removed, Hernandez recovered and returned home, But weeks later he had complications and has remained in the ICU ever since..

At the time, sources told EL TIEMPO that, during his stay in the ICU, Hernandez suffered liver failure and other organs were compromised due to his delicate condition..

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Finally, the HIC announced that the cause of the death of the former presidential candidate was a metastatic neoplastic disease of the colonwhich occurs when cancer cells spread from the colon to other organs, according to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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*With information from EL TIEMPO