Policlinico Gemelli Hospital

"Tumours are smart, but we are really close to beating them and to making our bodies better able to fight them," Giamp aolo Tortora, director of the Medical Oncology at Rome's Policlinico Gemelli's teaching hospital, told Adnkronos Salute in an interview.

Rome hospital officials say Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier, is in serious but stable condition after suffering heart problems. The Policlinico Gemelli hospital says 93-year-old Andreotti was hospitalised on Thursday with a cardiac crisis that followed a respiratory infection.

"Tumours are smart, but we are really close to beating them and to making our bodies better able to fight them," Giamp aolo Tortora, director of the Medical Oncology at Rome's Policlinico Gemelli's teaching hospital, told Adnkronos Salute in an interview.

Rome hospital officials say Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier, is in serious but stable condition after suffering heart problems. The Policlinico Gemelli hospital says 93-year-old Andreotti was hospitalised on Thursday with a cardiac crisis that followed a respiratory infection.