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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a prostatectomy late last month, Fox News has learned. 

Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22, 2023 and underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy to treat and cure prostate cancer. 

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized a week after suffering server pain following an elective procedure, the Pentagon said Monday. (Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Secretary Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Jan. 1, 2024 with complications from the procedure, including nausea with severe abdominal, hip, and leg pain. 

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