Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, speaks on the the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2022.
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Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, speaks on the the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2022.
Carolyn Kaster/AP
House Rep. Joaquin Castro underwent surgical procedure Monday to take away tumors from his gastrointestinal tract, he mentioned.
Castro, who represents Texas’ twentieth Congressional District, mentioned in an announcement that the tumors, which docs found final summer time in a collection of assessments, have been small and slow-growing and didn’t current any signs.
“My prognosis is sweet,” he mentioned. “I anticipate to be residence recovering in Texas for a number of weeks earlier than returning to Washington to proceed my work on behalf of the folks of my hometown, San Antonio.”
“Thank you to the docs, nurses, and medical employees at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio for his or her care and therapy, and thanks to my household for his or her love and assist,” he mentioned.
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors are a kind of most cancers that types within the gastrointestinal tract, which incorporates the colon, rectum, abdomen and small gut, based on the National Cancer Institute.
The GI tract is a part of the physique’s digestive system, and is liable for digesting meals, absorbing vitamins from meals and excreting waste.