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Just half a day after announcing that a CT scan had located a tumour in his gut, Mayor Rob Ford has been transferred to the downtown Mount Sinai Hospital for “follow up investigation” and treatment.

Humber River Hospital released the update in a press release Thursday afternoon, after reporters at the north end hospital talked to a woman who saw the mayor leaving in an ambulance that did not have sirens on.

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The mayor admitted himself to Humber River on Wednesday after suffering from “unbearable” pain and a CT scan later uncovered a tumour in his lower left abdomen.

Further tests are required to determine the type of tumour and its prognosis.

At a speech on Saturday Ford talked about the immeasurable value of health and the perspective that can be gained when it’s put at risk.

“Once your health goes. I saw it right before my eyes when my Dad passed away,” he told the gathered crowd at the National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show, near the airport. “You can have everything. You can have all the money in the world. But that cancer took him, and just ate him right up. Folks, that’s when you know. Take advantage of every single day.”