Nepal PM to undergo radiotherapy in New York for lung cancer


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  • Friday, 27 Jun 2014

Newly elected Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala walks out from the Parliament after being elected Prime Minister in Kathmandu February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala will undergo a course of radiotherapy in New York after being diagnosed with lung cancer, his aide, Dinesh Bhattarai, said on Friday.

Koirala, 75, a heavy smoker, has been undergoing medical tests at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre for the past two weeks.

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