Singapore PM Lee has prostate cancer, to take medical leave
By Saeed Azhar SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate gland on Monday, his office said on Sunday. Lee, 63, will be on medical leave for one week and during this period Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will head the government, the statement appearing on Lee's Facebook page said. Lee was previously diagnosed with lymphoma in 1992 but the cancer went into remission after successful chemotherapy. Lee Hsien Loong is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore.
