Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) announced he has cancer but said the condition is curable and he expects to work during treatment. The congressman, who has survived cancer once before, said the condition is curable and he plans to work during treatment.
Rep. Jamie B. Raskin on Wednesday announced he has cancer but said the condition is curable and he expects to work during treatment.
The congressman, who led the second impeachment of President Donald Trump and is a member of the House Select Committee that investigated the“After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,” he said. “Prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.”
Raskin, who has represented Maryland’s 8th District since 2017, said he is about to begin a course of chemo-immunotherapy as an outpatient at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in the District.
“My love and solidarity go out to other families managing cancer or any other health condition in this holiday season,” he said, “ — and all the doctors, nurses and medical personnel who provide us comfort and hope.” This is not Raskin’s first battle with cancer. In 2010, he underwent radiation and chemotherapy as he fought Stage 3 colon cancer.In 2021, he underwent an MRI exam to identify a growth on his stomach that turned out to be a benign cyst, he told The Washington Post for
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