Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee proclaims pancreatic most cancers analysis

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas’ 18th Congressional District, has been recognized with pancreatic most cancers, she introduced in an announcement Sunday evening.

“My medical doctors have confirmed my analysis of pancreatic most cancers,” Jackson Lee stated. “I’m presently present process remedy to battle this illness that impacts tens of hundreds of People yearly.”

The 74-year-old stated that the remedy would imply she would possible be “sometimes absent from Congress” however stated she is going to work with Congressional management “to serve this nation and be current for votes on laws that’s vital for the prosperity and safety of the American folks.”

Jackson Lee’s district consists of elements of Houston and she or he has served as its consultant for nearly 30 years. She unsuccessfully ran for mayor of town final yr, however misplaced to then-State Senator John Whitmire, additionally a Democrat. She confronted a major problem for her congressional seat this yr, however received that contest simply.

Jackson Lee didn’t present particulars on the severity of the most cancers or what her remedy will likely be. Pancreatic most cancers will not be typically discovered within the early levels and tends to not current signs till it has superior, in line with Mayo Clinic.