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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Updated 6:16 PM ET, Sun December 29, 2019
Washington (CNN)Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.
Lewis, 79, will undergo treatment for it, his office said. "I have been in some kind of fight -- for freedom, equality, basic human rights -- for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now," Lewis said in a statement.
"This month in a routine medical visit, and subsequent tests, doctors discovered Stage IV pancreatic cancer. This diagnosis has been reconfirmed," he said. "While I am clear-eyed about the prognosis, doctors have told me that recent medical advances have made this type of caner treatable in many cases, that treatment options are no longer as debilitating as they once were, and that I have a fighting chance," he added
The long-serving Democrat has represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District, which includes much of Atlanta, since first being elected in 1986.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/29/politics/john-lewis-pancreatic-cancer/index.html
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Updated 6:16 PM ET, Sun December 29, 2019
Washington (CNN)Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.
Lewis, 79, will undergo treatment for it, his office said. "I have been in some kind of fight -- for freedom, equality, basic human rights -- for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now," Lewis said in a statement.
"This month in a routine medical visit, and subsequent tests, doctors discovered Stage IV pancreatic cancer. This diagnosis has been reconfirmed," he said. "While I am clear-eyed about the prognosis, doctors have told me that recent medical advances have made this type of caner treatable in many cases, that treatment options are no longer as debilitating as they once were, and that I have a fighting chance," he added
The long-serving Democrat has represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District, which includes much of Atlanta, since first being elected in 1986.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/29/politics/john-lewis-pancreatic-cancer/index.html
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis says he is receiving treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
By Washington Post Staff
Dec. 29, 2019 at 6:10 p.m. EST
Lewis (D-Ga.) said he will continue serving in Congress while undergoing treatment. “I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now,” he said in a statement.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/12/29/civil-rights-icon-rep-john-lewis-says-he-is-receiving-treatment-for-stage-4-pancreatic-cancer/
By Washington Post Staff
Dec. 29, 2019 at 6:10 p.m. EST
Lewis (D-Ga.) said he will continue serving in Congress while undergoing treatment. “I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now,” he said in a statement.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/12/29/civil-rights-icon-rep-john-lewis-says-he-is-receiving-treatment-for-stage-4-pancreatic-cancer/
I am sending healing thoughts for him for this latest battle that he will be waging.
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