Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis To Start Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer
Posted on AllSides December 30th, 2019
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Georgia Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The Democratic congressman will stay in office while he undergoes treatment, his office announced on Sunday.
"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.
The 79-year-old says the diagnosis was made during a routine medical visit this month.
He added,...
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