Democratic congressman announces he has ‘serious but curable form of cancer’

Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan announced in a statement on Friday that he has been “diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer.”

The congressman said a “very small tumor” was found in one of his tonsils and he will undergo surgery “to remove the cancer” in a few weeks. Doctors have outlined a timeframe of a few weeks for recovery from surgery, the statement said.

“The prognosis after surgery and treatment is excellent,” Kildee said. “I am going to get through this. I’m going...