"I said 'Yes I got cancer!' Because now I am entering another dimension of human life," she said.
"I am not afraid of cancer. There is nothing I am afraid of," she also said.
Despite her condition, Santiago was still able to poke fun and take swipe at her political foes.
"I don't know what the reactions of my enemies are. Maybe they’ll be happy because on one hand I might die and then they could get rid of me but on the other hand, I might survive and I will get rid of them," Santiago said.
Santiago said she was also told that she can still perform her duties as a senator.
Last month, Santiago resigned from her post as judge of the International Criminal Court due to her chronic fatigue syndrome.
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