BEVERLY HILLS : Block Says Cancer Is Cured, Starts Reelection Drive
Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block said Wednesday he has been told by his doctors that he is now cancer-free and that they consider him cured of the “high-grade, fast-moving” lymphatic cancer diagnosed last summer.
Block made the announcement hours before a Beverly Hills fund-raising dinner that he said would kick off his campaign for a fourth term in office by raising about $300,000 in donations.
“Those people who wrote me off were a little premature,” said the 69-year-old sheriff, who underwent six cycles of chemotherapy. “I’m not ready to hang it up yet.”
“I am told that I’m totally free of the disease and it’s in total and complete remission, and while they don’t like to use the term cured for a period of two years, the medical team tells me that they have no doubt that I’m cured and they report that I’m in excellent health,” Block said.
To be on the safe side, Block added, he will undergo two more cycles of chemotherapy over the next six weeks.
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