May 14, 2018

Harry Reid treated for pancreatic cancer

Former U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had surgery at Johns Hopkins Cancer Center to remove a tumor from his pancreas today, according to a statement from his family.

What's next: He'll kick off chemotherapy treatments next, but his family said that the cancer was caught early and the "prognosis for his recovery is good."

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