The communist Ivan Cepeda admitted that he has been battling colon cancer since 2018

The communist presidential candidate Iván Cepeda revealed that he has been suffering from colon cancer since 2018, a disease that in 2021 metastasized to the liver.

After several years of chemotherapy treatments and a surgical intervention in 2022, he is currently in remission and under strict oncological monitoring.

The revelation occurred during a public event, where the far-left candidate recounted moments from his personal life. In that context, Cepeda recalled that during the pandemic, he was diagnosed with cancer, although he clarified that the disease had already been part of his medical history for several years prior.

As he detailed, the first diagnosis of colon cancer occurred in 2018, just a few months before the legislative and presidential elections took place. This initial diagnosis marked the beginning of a prolonged medical process, which included various treatments to control the disease.

Subsequently, in June 2021, tests detected a new cancerous lesion in the liver, confirming the progression of the condition to metastasis. This new scenario necessitated intensified medical interventions to prevent greater complications in his health status.

Throughout that period, the current presidential candidate in Colombia had to undergo several sessions of chemotherapy, as well as surgical interventions aimed at treating the disease.

According to Cepeda himself, the treatment helped stabilize his clinical situation and move towards a stage of remission. In that sense, since 2022 he has been under oncological monitoring and has had no new relapses so far, he stated.

The leftist leader did not provide further details about his current condition beyond confirming that he continues with periodic check-ups. However, his testimony allowed for a reconstruction of the disease's progression over the past few years.

The public confirmation of his diagnosis adds a new element to his profile as a presidential candidate, while highlighting the health process he has undergone alongside his political activity.

In this way, Cepeda fully confessed for the first time the evolution of his cancer, from the initial diagnoses to his current remission status, in which he remains under strict medical supervision.