Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey undergoes surgical procedure for prostate most cancers

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., underwent surgical procedure for prostate most cancers on Tuesday, simply over a month after revealing his analysis.

A spokesperson for the senator mentioned the surgical procedure was carried out Tuesday afternoon and that Casey deliberate to return to the Senate within the close to future.

“His physician stories that, as anticipated, the process went effectively and he confirmed that the Senator mustn’t require additional therapy,” Mairéad Lynn mentioned in an announcement.

“Senator Casey and his household admire the well-wishes and extraordinary help from each nook of the Commonwealth, and he appears ahead to getting again to a traditional schedule after a interval of relaxation and restoration,” Lynn added.

Casey’s absence from the Senate comes shortly after fellow Pennsylvania Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman, spent a few days within the hospital for exams and remark final week after feeling lightheaded. A spokesperson for the 53-year-old senator, who suffered a stroke in Might, mentioned Thursday that docs dominated out a brand new stroke after reviewing his MRI outcomes.

Casey final month mentioned that studying he had most cancers “got here as a shock.” In asserting plans to bear surgical procedure within the coming months, he mentioned on the time that he was “assured” that his beneficial therapy would allow him to proceed serving in Congress “with minimal disruption.”

Casey, 62, was first elected to the Senate in 2006, securing re-election in 2012 and 2018 even because the state swung between Republicans and Democrats in presidential contests. He’s up for re-election in 2024.