Posted on Wednesday, 10.03.12
US urges Cuba to allow Md. man to see US doctor
By BRADLEY KLAPPER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration wants an American imprisoned in
Cuba to see his personal physician amid concerns he may have a cancerous
growth on his shoulder.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Maryland native Alan
Gross should be released. Short of that, she says Gross should be
allowed to see a U.S. doctor.
The 63-year-old Gross has been in prison since 2009. He was a U.S.
government subcontractor when he was arrested for bringing illegal
communications equipment into the country. His case has become a thorn
in U.S.-Cuba relations.
Cuba says Gross' health is normal.
But an American physician who reviewed medical records sent by Cuba says
Gross may have a cancerous growth. Radiologist Dr. Alan A. Cohen
believes the mass appeared months ago and must be presumed cancerous
unless proven harmless.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/03/3032634/us-urges-cuba-to-allow-md-man.html
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