Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who was diagnosed with cancer this month, will stay at home for most of the week and reduce his activities on doctors' advice, Reuters cited a government minister as saying on Monday. Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop who has led the poor, soy-exporting nation for two years, started chemotherapy to treat his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma two weeks ago. He has said the illness will not keep him from work. Lugo, 59, rested over the weekend and Communications Minister Augusto Dos Santos said on Monday he would spend most of this week at the presidential residence with a reduced agenda. "He's doing very well. He's in good spirits," Dos Santos said. "He seems very well, meeting with his close advisors and following the advice of the medical team." Dos Santos said last week Lugo would reduce his working hours over the weekend so he could "be very active Monday through Friday" and avoid more significant changes to his agenda. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, the disease-fighting network spread throughout the body. Lugo's doctors have said the cancer is in an advanced stage, but that there is a high chance it is curable. The treatment is likely to consist of an additional five chemotherapy sessions over the next four to six months.
