Senator’s Prostate Removed
<i> Associated Press</i>
WASHINGTON —
Sen. Richard C. Shelby (D-Ala.) underwent successful surgery Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to have his prostate removed because of cancer. Shelby, 59, learned of the cancer during a routine physical examination last week, his office said.
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