New tumour found on Rob Ford’s bladder is cancerous, will require ‘extensive

A sombre and pain-stricken Rob Ford told reporters outside Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital that he is “optimistic”, but remains a “realist” after doctors discovered another tumour near his bladder.

Rob Ford’s brother and best friend Doug, who lost to John Tory in his bid to become Toronto’s mayor, said that the latest news regarding his brother’s health was “shattering” and said that his brother’s cancer battle this time would be a lot tougher than it was the first time.

Ford said his doctors have told him that he will likely need to undergo two to five rounds of chemotherapy, in addition to to surgery.

The former Toronto mayor underwent major cancer surgery in May to remove a large cancerous tumour from his abdomen.

The treatments begin next week. According to a Toronto Star report about pleomorphic liposarcoma, the condition is the rarest of the four sarcomas, and with a 56 percent five-year survival rate, Rob Ford may certainly be in for a dramatic fight against any recurrent malignancy. It’s not good, it’s not good at all but all I can do is fight.

Ford was initially diagnosed with liposarcoma – a cancer that grows in fat cells – last fall.

Doug Ford said he’ll continue to speak with constituents in Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) where he previously served as a councillor before he took his brother’s place in the 2014 mayoral race. “I’ll fight and I won’t stop fighting until the day I die”. “This time around, it totally caught me off guard”.

The new tumour, whose size is not known, would be consistent with liposarcoma, the rare cancer that forced Ford to halt his campaign for re-election in September, 2014. Doctors discovered the tumour last week, when he was hospitalized for several days with abdominal pain.

Ford earned notoriety in 2013 when he refused to resign as mayor of Toronto, after acknowledging that he had smoked crack during his tenure.