Arkansas gubernatorial candidate and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders disclosed on Friday a thyroid cancer diagnosis and surgery she called successful.
“Today, I underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and by the grace of God I am now cancer-free,” she said.
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In a statement, she said that at a checkup earlier this month, her doctor ordered a biopsy “on an area of concern in my neck and the test revealed that I had thyroid cancer.”
She went on to thank “the Arkansas doctors and nurses for their world-class care, as well as my family and friends for their love, prayers, and support.”
“I look forward to returning to the campaign trail soon,” she said. “This experience has been a reminder that whatever battle you may be facing, don’t lose heart. As governor, I will never quit fighting for the people of our great state.”
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Huckabee Sanders is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican. She won the GOP nomination in May and was endorsed in that contest by former President Donald Trump, for whom she was White House press secretary.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has ranked the race “solid Republican,” meaning Arkansas will likely have a second Huckabee governor.
