Rep. John Lewis of Georgia Says He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

Civil Rights activist Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) prepares to pay his respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) who lies in state within Statuary Hall during a memorial ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 24, 2019. Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images

ATLANTA—Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) announced Sunday that he has stage IV pancreatic cancer, vowing he will keep serving and fight the disease.

Lewis, the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists in a group once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said in a statement that the cancer was detected earlier this month during a routine medical visit.