Washington Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, announced Thursday that he has an advanced form of lung cancer and will undergo treatment.
“Recentemente, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. My first treatment will begin Monday,” Dole, 97, ha scritto su Twitter. “While I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own.”
Dole, who was seriously wounded during World War II, has suffered a series of health ailments in previous years. Nel 1991, he received surgery for prostate cancer, received abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in 2001, was hospitalized in 2005 after a fall in his home and was treated for a leg infection in 2009.
In addition to his unsuccessful bid for the White House in 1996, Dole also ran for president in 1980 e 1988 but was not nominated. He was President Gerald Ford’s running mate in 1976 after Nelson Rockefeller declined to stay on as vice president.
He served for 27 years as a US senator from Kansas, including two stints as the Senate majority leader. He was also a congressman from 1961 per 1969.
A gennaio 2018, Dole was premiato the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress.
“In hearing (Dole’s) story they will truly learn what it means to be a great American,” Trump said at the medal ceremony. “Bob, that is the legacy that you have left our nation and it will outlive us all.”
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