Governor Tom Wolf says he has been diagnosed with a “mild” case of prostate cancer and will undergo treatment beginning in the next two weeks.
The governor says a routine checkup last fall gave him the first indication of cancer, and follow-up tests afterward confirmed it.
He wouldn’t detail the extent of the cancer, nor the treatment he’ll receive for it, but he says he won’t need chemotherapy. He doesn’t expect his treatment to interfere with his duties as governor.
Wolf was upbeat, even cracking wise as he and his wife addressed reporters, stressing that they’re confident he’ll make a full recovery.
