According to an aide to Sen. Christopher Dodd (D, Connecticut) this morning, the senator has been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer.
“Mr. Dodd’s condition was caught extremely early, through regular screening, and [he] will probably use the upcoming Senate recess to undergo surgery,” the aide is quoted as saying.
There is more information now on the New York Times web site.
Since Sen. Dodd is a key figure in the Senate health care reform discussions, we trust that he will apply his personal experience to ensure that current prostate cancer testing opportunities are available to all American men at potential risk — despite the statements of the US Preventive Services Task Force on this topic.
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Senator Dodd:
Thank the Lord you had the opportunity to address this early through the gift of regular screening.
ll my best.
Frank Rowan
One of the ironies involved is that even though he had regular screening and was “diagnosed early” (wish we had more information) he still will undergo a procedure that involves “coin toss” probabilities of significant side effects. Senator Dodd is 65. If this is for small amounts of Gleason 6 prostate cancer, it may be a procedure that he didn’t have to have.
The senator recently lost his sister to lung cancer.