SBY, Who Has Prostate Cancer, Has Reported To Jokowi, Wants Treatment Abroad, The Palace Sends A Companion Doctor

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Photo: Twitter @SBYudhoyono)

JAKARTA - The 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will undergo medical treatment abroad because he is said to be suffering from prostate cancer. SBY's prostate cancer is still in its early stages. The Personal Staff of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ossy Dermawan, said that the medical treatment will be carried out at a foreign hospital specifically dealing with prostate cancer. SBY, he said, had also contacted President Joko Widodo regarding his treatment plan abroad. "In accordance with the ethics and manners adopted by Mr. SBY, he has called Mr. President Jokowi to report plans for treatment abroad," Ossy told reporters, Tuesday, November 2. The president, he continued, also sent a team of palace doctors to accompany SBY for treatment. "President Jokowi gave a good response and said that one or two members of the Presidential Doctors Team would assist in the treatment," said Ossy.

Not mentioning that the former chairman of the Democrat Party's health has declined, Ossy said that so far SBY has continued to carry out daily activities, such as waiting for Lavani's volleyball club to practice, paint, read and write, exercise and other activities. "Mr. SBY asks for prayers from his friends in particular and the Indonesian people in general so that the medical treatment carried out can run well," said Ossy.