Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Cuban doctors will help . ` What surprises me is that the president had said before that his cancer was completely cured , so it took all of us by surprise , '' attorney Lourdes Rivas said . The Venezuelan leader says the lesion is likely malignant . ` ` It took all of us by surprise , '' one Venezuelan said of the news . The news comes at a critical time , seven days ahead of the election .
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Cuban doctors will help . The Venezuelan leader says the lesion is likely malignant . ` ` It took all of us by surprise , '' one Venezuelan said of the news . The news comes at a critical time , seven days ahead of the election .