Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, the likely Republican nominee in next year’s governor’s race, said Saturday that he has been diagnosed with cancer — and is in remission after nine months of treatment.
“My health is phenomenal and I continue to operate at 110%,” Zeldin, 41, said in a statement released by his campaign.
The four-term congressman from Suffolk County was found to have early stage chronic myeloid leukemia in November, he said, and immediately began “targeted therapy.”
The statement included a note from Zeldin’s hematologist, Dr. Jeffrey Vacirca, who said that his patient’s prognosis was good.
“Successfully treated early chronic myeloid leukemia is now a chronic disease, which carries a normal life expectancy,” Vacirca said.
Zeldin, who is on a six-county campaign swing this weekend, first revealed his cancer status during an Ontario County fundraising event Friday night, according to reports.
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