MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday, Sept. 19 that she will receive radiation treatments for a cancerous spot on her lung.
The 74-year-old Republican governor said the spot was discovered in a routine exam and was later confirmed to be what she called a tiny, isolated malignancy. Ivey said she will have an outpatient procedure at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on Friday to prepare her to undergo a series of specialized radiation treatments.
