Mayor Marion Barry Has Prostate Cancer
Mayor Marion Barry has prostate cancer and is deciding whether to fight it with radiation or surgery. Either way, the mayor said, he is confident of a speedy recovery.
Barry, 59, said Wednesday that the cancer was diagnosed during his annual physical exam Oct. 13 at George Washington University Hospital.
“It will not impair his ability to perform his job and functions as the mayor,” said Dr. Albert Goldson of Howard University Hospital, a specialist in prostate cancer.
The mayor said he was disclosing the cancer because he wants to squelch rumors about his health and encourage men to have regular checkups.
“I’m confident that whatever treatment we choose, be it radiology or surgery, that I will have a total and speedy recovery,” he said.
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