Rep. John Lewis Receives Messages of Support After Cancer Diagnosis

Rep. John Lewis Receives Messages of Support After Cancer Diagnosis
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) in Washington in a Sept. 2019 file photograph. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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Congress members from both sides of the aisle have offered messages of support after Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) revealed that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Lewis, 79, received the diagnosis after a routine medical checkup and will undergo treatment for cancer, he said in a statement on Sunday night. “This month in a routine medical visit, and subsequent tests, doctors discovered Stage IV pancreatic cancer. This diagnosis has been reconfirmed,” Lewis said in his statement.