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Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer

By Juliet Williams
Published December 12, 2012 5:00am ET
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Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer
In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, is Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. The 74-year-old governor is being treated with radiation for early stage prostate cancer, his office announced Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Brown's "prognosis is excellent, and there are not expected to be any significant side effects," University of California, San Francisco oncologist Eric Small said. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for early stage prostate cancer but will stay on the job throughout his nearly four-week treatment, his office said Wednesday, calling the typically energetic 74-year-old chief executive’s prognosis “excellent.”

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