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Article: President Hinckley undergoes surgery

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January 25, 2006
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LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley was hospitalized Tuesday after doctors discovered and removed a cancerous growth in his large intestine.

After a routine medical screening, church officials said the 95- year-old President Hinckley was admitted to LDS Hospital Tuesday afternoon, where he underwent a successful laparoscopic surgery to remove the diseased portion of his intestine.

"It is anticipated that President Hinckley will recover rapidly and resume his normal duties as the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," church spokesman Dale Bills said in a statement Tuesday night.

No other details were given regarding his condition. In the meantime, his counselors, ...

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