Milan, 14 September (LaPresse) – ‘I had a PET scan (positron emission tomography, ed.). I'm clear, the tumour is gone.’ Marco Bucci announced this in an interview with Corriere della Sera. A year ago, the president of Liguria, who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma with metastases in May, was deciding whether to run for mayor of Genoa to succeed Giovanni Toti. His illness was a topic of discussion during the election campaign. "I was initially against it because I wanted to complete my term as mayor (and I paid for my “betrayal” at the polls). And then because I didn't know if I would be in the right physical condition. I thought about it for a long time. Those were very delicate days. Giorgia Meloni made me change my mind,' says Bucci, adding: 'They already had me written off… But at least we won the bet on the one-year duration. However, a lot of nonsense and nasty things are said during election campaigns…“. Today, 'I feel almost stronger than before. It must be the effects of the monoclonal antibodies,” says Bucci, who will still have to have a check-up in a year's time.