Gen Petraeus treated for prostate cancer

WASHINGTON (AFP) - General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Middle East and Central Asia, was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year but underwent successful treatment for the illness, his office said Tuesday.
Petraeus chose not to go public with his condition at first because he considered it a personal matter and because it did not interfere with his performance of his duties, the Generals spokesman at US Central Command, Colonel Erik Gunhus, said in a statement.
General Petraeus was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in February and had two months of radiation treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington, he said.
The treatment is assessed to have been successful, he said in the statement.
President Barack Obama and other top officials were kept informed of Petraeus diagnosis and treatment, it added.