WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over the summer, CNN is reporting.
A source close to Romney, 70, told CNN he was treated surgically by Dr. Thomas Ahlering at UC Irvine Hospital in California, that the treatment was successful and his prognosis is good.
Romney, who has a home in Holladay and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is being widely encouraged to run for Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch’s seat this year. Hatch, who has served as a U.S. Senator since 1977, announced Tuesday he would retire from the Senate.
A White House official confirmed to CNN that Romney spoke to President Donald Trump over the phone Thursday, but details of their conversation have not been released, the cable news network reported.
