Dodd Diagnosed With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer.

Dodd is scheduled to undergo surgery during the Senate's August recess and said he expects to be back at work after a "brief recuperation" at home.

"It's something that's very common among men my age,'' said Dodd, who is 65 and the father of two young daughters. "In fact, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their life.''

Dodd, a Democrat, said he feels fine and intends to run for re-election in November 2010. "As you have probably noticed, I'm working some long and hard hours lately,'' he said. "And that will continue."

As the ranking Democrat on the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Dodd is one of the key players in the effort to overhaul the nation's healthcare system. It is a role he took on because the committee's chairman and Dodd's close friend, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, is facing his own battle with malignant brain cancer.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2009. Survivors include Sen. John Kerry, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun.

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-chris-dodd-prostate-cancer-0731,0,3879555.story

And I think he is a proponent of a public option in the health care proposal so I won't slam him that he has good health insurance...
Man, its gonna add to the burden of his reelection here in CT too.

Reminds me of the situation with Senator Kerry.

I heard he had a lengthy conversation with Senator Kerry about it.

He will be in my thoughts.