Tag: Dan Kildee

Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee Won’t Be Present for House Votes After Undergoing Cancer Surgery

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) remains in hospital and will miss out on various votes in the U.S. House of Representatives after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his tonsil, his office said in a statement on April 17. “This afternoon, the Congressman had a surgery to remove a small cancerous tumor found in his…


US Congressman Diagnosed With Cancer

A U.S. congressman said March 31 that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) said that he underwent a preventive scan that prompted additional tests, leading to a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. The common skin cancer can often be surgically treated, with radiation therapy used in cases in older patients, people who cannot…