Italian Politician Di Battista Reveals He Has a Tumour
Alessandro Di Battista is an Italian politician. He spoke on TV about his health. He said he has a tumour.
He said doctors in Cuba saved his life. He had an edema in his brain. The tumour caused this problem.
Doctors took the tumour out of his body. This is called an operation. Now he must have more treatment.
This was the first time he talked about his sickness in public. Many people know him from Italian politics.
He did not give many details about the illness. He only said he must continue his medical care.
Vocabulary15 words
- tumour
- a bad growth in the body
- edema
- swelling in the body, too much liquid
- operation
- when a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem
- treatment
- medical care to make someone better
- politician
- a person who works in government
- brain
- the organ in your head for thinking
- public
- open for everyone to see
- sickness
- when a person is not healthy
- health
- the state of your body
- doctor
- a person who helps sick people
- hospital
- a place where doctors treat people
- cause
- the reason something happens
- detail
- small extra information
- medical
- about health and doctors
- TV
- television, a way to watch news
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1. A tumour 2. In Cuba 3. True
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Alessandro Di Battista is an Italian _____. He spoke on TV about his _____.
He said doctors in _____ saved his life. He had an _____ in his brain.
The tumour _____ this problem. Doctors took the tumour out of his body.
This is called an _____. Now he must have more _____.
This was the first time he talked about his sickness in _____.
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