Venezuela 's vice president says President Hugo Chavez 's recuperation is going favorably . Chavez has asked officials ` ` to prepare the country for any crisis , '' he says . Officials : It was the first time since his diagnosis that Chavez had specified a successor . Unexpected bleeding was a problem during Chavez 's cancer treatment . They have not determined what type of cancer the Venezuelan president is battling .
Venezuela 's vice president says President Hugo Chavez 's recuperation is going favorably . Chavez has asked officials ` ` to prepare the country for any crisis , '' he says . Officials : Unexpected bleeding was a problem during Chavez 's cancer treatment . They have not determined what type of cancer the Venezuelan president is battling .