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Rob Ford to undergo cancer surgery today

Rob Ford to undergo cancer surgery today

Coun. Rob Ford will undergo surgery on Monday to remove a tumour that was discovered in his abdomen during last year's municipal election campaign.

Four surgeons will be involved in Ford's operation, which could take up to 10 hours to complete.

Last month, Ford said he expected that he'll spend about four months recovering from the surgery.

Ford had been seeking re-election as mayor when he went to the hospital complaining of stomach pain. Doctors discovered a tumour in his abdomen and he was soon diagnosed with liposarcoma.

After the tumour was discovered, Ford decided to drop out of the mayoral race and put his name on the ballot in Ward 2 instead.

On Election Day, Ford was then elected as the councillor in the ward he had long represented before he became mayor.

His brother Doug Ford took his place in the mayoral race, but ended up losing to John Tory on election day.

That outcome led to the situation that exists today where the current mayor and his immediate predecessor are now members of the same council.

At council last week, Tory said that Rob Ford is "a fighter" and that council is pulling for him as he heads into surgery.