Singapore PM Lee has prostate cancer: government

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2015

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is expected to recover fully after surgery, his office said Sunday.

Lee "has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate gland on Monday 16 February 2015," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.