OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has kidney cancer and will undergo surgery next week.
Spokesman David Ammons said Wednesday that Reed was diagnosed last week. He has a malignant tumor on his left kidney, and surgeons will remove the entire kidney on Monday at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
Ammons says that the cancer has not spread, and that Reed's prognosis for a complete recovery is good. He plans to be back at work in a few weeks.
"Thanks to early detection and diagnosis, my doctors say my prognosis for successful surgery and recovery is excellent," Reed said in a press release. "I will weather this health challenge just like so many brave Washingtonians have done, encouraged by the thoughts and prayers of everyone."
