Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer in Tulsa on Monday, according to a report from the Oklahoman newspaper.
The Republican Senator from Muskogee, 63, underwent a procedure to treat an early stage incidence of prostate cancer, spokesman Joh Hart told the paper.
Photo: Coburn Senate Office
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer in Tulsa on October 10, 2011.
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer in Tulsa on October 10, 2011. (Handout Coburn Senate Office)
"He is expected to make a full recovery and return to his full-time duties later this month", Hart detailed.
Coburn had colon cancer in 2003, the year before he ran for the U.S. Senate. In 1975 had a malignant melanoma.
He has served two six-year terms in the U.S. Senate and has pledged not to run again in 2016.
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