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Mayor of Cataño Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Cancer
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Alicea Vasallo will be out of work for about 6 months.
The Deputy Mayor of Cataño, María de los Ángeles Pérez Ramos, will assume the position of interim mayor while the official receives treatment
The mayor of Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, revealed today that he is facing a cancer diagnosis.
The mayor of Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, reported this Tuesday that he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a type of cancer in the bone marrow, and that he will undergo specialized treatment during the coming months with the expectation of resuming his face-to-face functions before the end of the year. The municipal executive explained that the condition has affected the production of healthy blood cells, causing alterations in his hemoglobin an…
CATAÑO – The mayor of Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, confirmed on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, announced that he will undergo a bone marrow transplant and assured that he will aspire to a next term in the municipality. “Myelofibrosis is a serious condition, it is incurable, but it is treatable,” said the mayor at a press conference. “In the coming months I will be admitted to start this process, which includes aggressive chem…
The mayor of Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, reported this Tuesday that he faces a diagnosis of myelofibrosis, which is classified as a type of hematological cancer. "After several years under medical follow-up and after a biopsy carried out in January 2026 I was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a type of cancer in the bone marrow," said Alicea Vasallo during a press conference. Dr. Alexis Cruz Chacón is the director of the Bone Marrow Transplantatio…
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