Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) announced on Friday he had been given a “serious” cancer diagnosis by his doctors.
The congressman said doctors discovered a small tumor in one of his tonsils and diagnosed him with squamous cell carcinoma. According to reports from The Hill, he will undergo surgery 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. After additional testing, I've been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer,” Kildee said in a statement.
“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.
“My doctors have advised me it will take a few weeks to recover after the surgery. I'm eager to have this chapter behind me and get back to work. But in the meantime, I'll be away from the office for a period of time. My congressional office will remain open to serve the people of Michigan's Eighth Congressional District,” Kildee added.
The Michigan Democrat said, “In a few weeks, I will have surgery to remove the cancer,” adding “The prognosis after surgery and treatment is excellent.” He noted that he will be “away from the office for a period of time” amid his recovery.
“I am going to get through this. I'm going to beat cancer,” the 64-year-old Congressman said.
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I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
This is national news because………why? There are millions of every-day, hard-working, God-fearing, humble Americans who receive news about their terminal or near-terminal diagnosis and absolutely no attention is paid to them, and none of them have the luxury of a taxpayer-funded healthcare insurance policy like this politician has, so forgive me if I’m not feeling any sympathy for him right now. I pray instead for the common man.