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Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, the likely Republican candidate for next year’s gubernatorial race, said on Saturday he had been diagnosed with cancer – and was in remission after nine months of treatment.
“My health is phenomenal and I continue to function at 110%,” Zeldin, 41, said in a statement released by his campaign.
The four-term Suffolk County congressman was found to have early-stage chronic myelogenous leukemia in November, he said, and immediately began “targeted therapy.”
The statement included a note from Zeldin’s hematologist, Dr Jeffrey Vacirca, who said 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 campaigning in six counties over the weekend, first revealed his cancer status during a fundraising event in the Ontario county on Friday night, according to reports.
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