Sarah Huckabee Sanders discloses she was successfully treated for thyroid cancer
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Republican Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders revealed that she underwent successful surgery Friday to treat thyroid cancer.
“During a check-up earlier this month, my doctor ordered a biopsy on the area of concern in my neck and the test revealed that I had thyroid cancer,” Sanders said in a statement. “Today, I underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and by God’s grace I am now cancer free.”
Her doctor, John R. Sims, of the Carty Cancer Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, also released a statement, saying the surgery “went great” and that he expected her to be “back on her feet within the next 24.” Will come. Hours.”
On Saturday, Sanders Tweeted A photo of herself and her husband in a car, with the caption saying she was leaving the hospital.
“Words cannot express how much we appreciate the love, prayers and support!” he wrote.
Sanders was diagnosed with stage I papillary thyroid carcinoma, which Sims said is “the most common type of thyroid cancer and has the best prognosis.” He said Sanders would still need to be treated with radioactive iodine, but added, “I think it’s fair to say he’s now cancer-free, and I don’t expect anything from him.” That it will slow down.”
In her statement, Sanders said the experience was “a reminder that no matter what battle you face, don’t give up” and that she looks forward to getting back on the campaign trail soon.
Term limits prevent two-term Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson from running for re-election. Sanders, who served as White House press secretary in the Trump administration, is running to fill his seat. She has been a prolific fundraiser, taking in $4.8 million in her first quarter as a candidate. Sanders was also the first candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump after he left office.