Rep. Joaquin Castro Recovering After Surgery To Remove Cancerous Tumors
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Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) on Monday said he was recovering from surgery to remove cancerous gastrointestinal tumors.
Castro, 48, said he “successfully underwent surgery to remove gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors” at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The “small, slow-growing, and mostly asymptomatic tumors” were discovered during tests over the summer, he added.
“My prognosis is good,” Castro wrote on Twitter. “I expect to be home recovering in Texas for several weeks before returning to Washington to continue my work for the people of my hometown, San Antonio.”
My prognosis is good. I expect to be home recovering in Texas for several weeks before returning to Washington to continue my work for the people of my hometown, San Antonio.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) February 27, 2023
Castro’s identical twin brother, Julián Castro, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said the congressman is “recovering well.”
“I’m looking forward to him beating me on the tennis courts again soon!,” he wrote on Twitter.
We’re so grateful for the doctors, nurses, and medical staff at @MDAndersonNews who have given @JoaquinCastrotx excellent treatment.
He’s recovering well and looks forward to getting home soon. I’m looking forward to him beating me on the tennis courts again soon! https://t.co/DhbuwwGbvw— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) February 27, 2023
Castro, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, is among a number of lawmakers who have stepped away to address health issues in the past month.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Monday returned to Washington after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and recovering at home in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Happy to be back in Washington & ready to get to work for Pennsylvanians. pic.twitter.com/enJizmOtij
— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) February 27, 2023
Fellow Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman earlier this month checked into a hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression. Fetterman’s office released an update Monday, saying he “remains on a path to recovery” in what will likely be “a weeks-long process.”