Hawaii News Now : reported that U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono to undergo treatment for kidney cancer

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, has announced she has been diagnosed with kidney Cancer and will undergo surgery to remove her right kidney. According to the American Cancer Society, kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers in both men and women. Hirono, 69, said she's being treated by a kidney cancer specialist at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Her treatment plan includes surgery to remove her right kidney, and an outpatient procedure to eradicate the lesion on her rib. She said the cancer was found during a routine physical, and that cancer was also found on one of her ribs.

Sen. Mazie Hirono diagnosed with kidney cancer

Story highlights Sen. Hirono: 'I face this fight with the same determination I've fought for the people of Hawaii"She will be treated at Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington (CNN) Sen. Mazie Hirono announced Tuesday she has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo surgery. She will be treated at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital by a kidney cancer specialist. Hirono, who has served as a US senator since 2013 , said her doctor discovered an abnormality on a chest X-ray, and after a series of tests determined it was kidney cancer, which is also present in her seventh rib. "He has designed a comprehensive treatment plan -- including surgery to remove my right kidney and an innovative, non-invasive, outpatient procedure called Cyberknife to eradicate the lesion on my rib," Hirono said. "I face this fight with the same determination I've fought for the people of Hawaii.

Dem senator to undergo treatment for kidney cancer

Sen. Mazie Hirono Mazie HironoDem senator to undergo treatment for kidney cancer Dem lawmaker to Sessions: 'You are a racist and a liar' March for Science rallies draw huge crowds around US MORE (D-Hawaii) announced Tuesday that she was diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo treatment. The Democratic senator will be treated at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington and "will continue working during my recovery," she said in the statement. Hirono said in a statement from her office that during a routine physical before eye surgery, her doctor saw an abnormality on a chest X-ray that led to the discovery of kidney cancer and a lesion on her rib. She said her doctors are expecting a "full recovery" following surgery to remove her right kidney and a procedure to remove the lesion on her rib. pic.twitter.com/qXlmJnrnOa — Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) May 16, 2017Hirono said she looks "forward to returning to the Senate as soon as possible.""I face this fight with the same determination I've fought for the people of Hawaii," she wrote.


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