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Hogan: ‘Cancer picked the wrong fight’
//June 30, 2015
Gov. Larry Hogan wrote Tuesday that he is feeling “really strong” as he enters the final 24 hours of a four-day cycle of chemotherapy at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
“I think cancer picked the wrong fight!” Hogan posted on his Facebook page and Twitter account.
Good morning! Starting day 4 of 24 hour chemo treatment. I think cancer picked the wrong fight! https://t.co/aQIKBSehhl #HoganStrong
— Larry Hogan (@LarryHogan) June 30, 2015
Hogan began treatment on Sunday, a day earlier than what he announced last week.
Hogan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He announced last week that tests showed the cancer had not spread to his bone marrow and that he was in stage three of the disease.
Doctors have said that the form of lymphoma afflicting the governor is highly treatable at that stage and said Hogan has good reason to remain optimistic.
Good morning! Starting day 4 of 24 hour chemo treatment. Still feeling really strong. I think cancer picked the wrong…
Posted by Larry Hogan on Tuesday, June 30, 2015
This is the first of six cycles of treatment that the governor said he will undergo over the course of 18 weeks.
Hogan is expected to return to his residence at Government House in Annapolis tomorrow.
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- Lymphoma: what Hogan is up against
- Hogan’s illness raises lieutenant governor’s profile
