By Setota Hailemariam
David Trone, Democratic nominee for Maryland’s Sixth District congressional seat, announced Monday that he is being treated for “a localized cancer.”
A tumor in his urinary tract was discovered earlier this summer, according to his released statement, and he has since received chemotherapy treatment at Johns Hopkins.
The co-owner of Total Wine & More, Trone said he will undergo surgery to remove the kidney in the affected area, but will continue his campaign “fully engaged” afterward.
“I am confident I will make a full recovery,” he said.
Read his full statement below:
I want the 760,000 residents of the Sixth District and my 7,000 teammates in the Total Wine family to know that I am being treated for a localized cancer. An abnormal lab result at the time of my annual physical exam led doctors to conduct additional tests. On Monday, June 25, it was confirmed that I had a tumor in my urinary tract. Since then, I have undergone chemotherapy treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, a treatment that has led to a substantial reduction in the size of the tumor.
The next step in the recommended course of treatment is to remove the kidney on that side of my urinary tract. The treatment team members believe my prognosis is positive. They say I may miss a few days of the campaign immediately after the surgery, but nothing will interfere with my being fully engaged as a candidate and as a member of Congress after the recovery.
I am confident I will make a full recovery.
I could not have faced this challenge without unwavering love and unconditional support from June. If anyone is a hero in this, it is June. She has been a rock, just as she has been in over 30 years of our marriage. Our four children have responded as every parent would want: with love, support, encouragement, and good humor since the diagnosis.
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