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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is "in excellent physical condition" after the publication of his annual medical report revealed he had a malignant tumour removed.

In a post on X on Friday, Netanyahu said that during routine medical monitoring following successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, doctors found an early-stage malignant tumour.

Treatment had "removed the problem and left no trace of it", he added.

Netanyahu said he had requested to delay publication of his health record so it was not released at the height of the US and Israel's war with Iran, to prevent Tehran from spreading "even more false propaganda against Israel".

The 76 year-old Israeli leader said he underwent the initial surgery for an enlarged benign prostate in 2024 and has been under routine medical monitoring. "A tiny spot of less than a centimetre" was discovered during the most recent check up.

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[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 96 points 1 month ago

I hope it's aggressive and malignant.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 month ago

Oh, it is! Hopefully the cancer is as well.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Just like him

[-] czardestructo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Prostate cancer is really easy to treat and delay, unfortunately. I have a family member dealing with it right now, very late stage, and its still extremely treatable.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

It varies widely depending on the tumor type and other factors. But yeah, one common variant is slow-growing.

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago

They removed the wrong side of the tumor.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago

Damn, I wish it wasn't early stage, because he is certainly one of the few people who genuinely deserves cancer

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Fitting as he also is a cancer to the world.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Well in that case we need to give him enough chemo and radiation therapy to kill the entire cancer

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

He is just a one cell. The cancer would be Israel.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

prostate is pretty treatable early stages, especially if you get regular blood test to detect markers for the cancer, at his age he likely is. something like pacreatic unlikely, since it almost always advanced when symptoms show up. prostate is slow enough that most people pass away before the cancer kills them, or is diagnosed with it. aggressive ones are like pancreatic, colon if mestasize, leukemias.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Leukemias are also in many cases not only treatable but curable, but in other cases, it'll kill you fast.

[-] Hubi@feddit.org 57 points 1 month ago

My condolences to the cancer.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 month ago

Very rarely am I rooting for cancer.

[-] elbucho@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

Well damn. That is really unfortunate.

Not that he has cancer, mind. That's great. Him getting treated for it is unfortunate.

[-] Tolc@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

condolences to the cancer

[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 31 points 1 month ago

Hopefully, his course of treatment is filled with complications and much suffering.

It’s only colonizing what it rightfully it. Bibi should leave

[-] Bwaz@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

he IS a malignant tumor.

[-] leoj@piefed.zip 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I feel like anyone with aggressive or late stage cancer should not be allowed to decide whether a nation goes to war or not.

You have a warped set of perceptions once death is knocking on your door.

JK it says early stage, kick him out for war crimes then.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

I agree, if you were a farmer you would have your gun revoked.

[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago

Even more false propaganda against Israel

Like what Bibi? That you kill children or are committing a genocide? Cause that ain't falsehoods.

[-] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Poor cancer

[-] Mwa 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

dont treat that war criminal!

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

Couldn't have happened to a better guy

[-] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago
[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Several cancers beginning with P, and this is regrettably the easiest to treat.

[-] TheVoiceOfRaison 7 points 1 month ago

Oh no!

Anyway...

[-] faizalr@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

Alhamdulillah.

[-] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

No, no! Don't treat him!

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Satan takes care of his own. He will be OK, unfortunately.

[-] CaffeinatedCubits@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

The cancer has a right to defend itself.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The cancer is new to that body, but has every right to take over the rest of it.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Metastasize, you lazy bastard tumor.

[-] Vandalismo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

My prayers have been answered

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Surely we can do better than simply waiting for cancer to take him. So slow.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

The issue is that there is even worse israeli politicians that may take his place

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