Toronto mayor Rob Ford has 'rare and difficult' tumour

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s doctor says the politician has cancer.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford will undergo 40 days of chemotherapy to treat a rare and difficult-to-beat cancer that forced him to do what months of scandals over drug and alcohol abuse could not – drop his bid for re-election.

Dr Zane Cohen, a colorectal surgeon at Mount Sinai hospital, said Mr Ford has a malignant liposarcoma.