Sen. Wyden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
ABC News reports:
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, announced today that he will undergo surgery on Monday for prostate cancer and will not return to the Senate until January, an absence that could complicate Democratic efforts to pass an array of key issues.
Wyden said he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in late November after his annual physical. The surgery will be performed on Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital by Dr. Alan Partin, Wyden said.
“Thanks to routine screening, this was diagnosed early and I expect a full and speedy recovery,” Wyden said in a statement.
“I scheduled the surgery for the Monday before Christmas anticipating that the Senate would have recessed by that time and that there would be no disruption to my work in Oregon or Washington. However, it now appears that I will be missing votes tomorrow and possibly next week while I prepare and undergo this procedure. I expect to be back to work full-time when the Senate reconvenes in January.”
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