Caracas, May 22, (RHC), -- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said he is "feeling better every day" after a course of radiation therapy he underwent earlier this month in Cuba

"I am making a progressive recovery," Chávez said in a telephone conversation with state television.

Chavez also said he has adjusted his working hours to his current health condition, asserting he was no longer a racing horse.

"I used to pass sleepless nights," he said. "Now I work eight hours as mandated by the law. I rest and I follow a diet."

The 57-year-old has undergone surgery twice in the past year to remove cancerous tumors, and has had chemotherapy followed by radiation treatments to rid himself of the cancer.

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