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Ford Leaves Campaign Trail as Tumor is Found

September 11, 2014 at 7:15 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s “future in the mayoral race is again in question after he was admitted to hospital with an abdominal tumor on Wednesday… Doctors are still looking for a definitive diagnosis… It is not yet known what kind of tumor Ford has,” the Toronto Star reports.

Ford was complaining of “left, lower quadrant abdominal pain” for three months before the pain became “unbearable” Wednesday morning, a doctor said.

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