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U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, said on Tuesday that she will undergo treatment for kidney cancer.
“During a routine pre-operative physical for my eye surgery, my doctor discovered an abnormality on my chest x-ray. After a series of follow up tests, I have been diagnosed with kidney cancer that is also present in my seventh rib," Hirono, 69, said in a statement.
“My treatment is being overseen by one of the preeminent kidney cancer specialists in the country at Medstar Georgetown University…