Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee announced on Friday that he has been diagnosed with a “serious but curable form of cancer.”
that he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on one of his tonsils and will soon undergo a procedure to remove the cancer.
“A few weeks ago, after consulting with my doctors, I scheduled what I thought was a preventive scan for a swollen lymph node. The results, it turns out, were more significant,” Kildee said in a statement. “After additional testing, I’ve been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer. Thankfully, I caught it very early. With early detection and great doctors, they found a very small tumor in one of my tonsils,” he added. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
“In a few weeks, I will have surgery to remove the cancer. The prognosis after surgery and treatment is excellent,” the Michigan Democrat said, noting that it will take him a “few weeks” to recover from the procedure but that he’ll be away from Congress “for a period of time.” In recent months, several congressional lawmakers have revealed they are
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