Castro doesn't have cancer, doc says

MADRID, Spain - The Spanish surgeon treating

Fidel Castro on Tuesday said the ailing Cuban leader does not have cancer and is recovering slowly from a serious operation. Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido flew to Havana last Thursday to see the Cuban leader and determine how his treatment was progressing.

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Castro, 80, has not appeared in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July, but has since released little information on his condition. Castro placed his younger brother, Raul, in charge of the government.