{"id":2290814,"date":"2024-07-08T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-house-democrat-announces-blood-cancer-diagnosis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:59:10","slug":"california-house-democrat-announces-blood-cancer-diagnosis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-house-democrat-announces-blood-cancer-diagnosis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California House Democrat announces blood cancer diagnosis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-house-democrat-announces-blood-cancer-diagnosis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. John Garamendi, a\u2062 California House Democrat, announced that he \u2062has \u200dbeen diagnosed with blood cancer and is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-plots-path-to-speakership-as-possible-successor-to-scalise\/\" title=\"Emmer eyes speakership as potential Scalise successor.\">undergoing chemotherapy treatment<\/a>. The\u200b 79-year-old congressman stated that he was diagnosed with a &#8220;treatable&#8221; form of blood cancer and has started\u200d treatment\u2063 in\u2063 Sacramento, \u200cCalifornia. Garamendi emphasized the importance of early detection \u200band the support of his family, staff, and colleagues in helping him through\u200c this challenging\u200c time. Despite his diagnosis, he remains committed to serving \u2063his district and advancing American democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California House Democrat announces blood cancer diagnosis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T19:26:04-04:00\">July 8, 2024 7:26 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697692\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) announced he was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blood cancer<\/a> and is undergoing chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Garamendi<\/a>, 79, said he was diagnosed with a \u201ctreatable\u201d form of blood cancer on Monday. He began undergoing chemotherapy treatment at\u00a0Kaiser Oncology in Sacramento, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a>, on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife Patti, a leader in the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program, ensures I stay vigilant about preventative screenings and care. Freezing abnormal bumps is standard, but a call from my doctor changed everything: \u2018When will you be back in California? You need to come in for a series of tests.\u2019 Thus began my journey with early stage Multiple Myeloma, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-majority-leader-steve-scalise-announces-cancer-diagnosis\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise, House Majority Leader, reveals cancer diagnosis.\">treatable blood cancer<\/a>,\u201d Garamendi said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/garamendi.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/statement-congressman-john-garamendi-people-californias-8th-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), with tribal leaders and Western advocates, talks during a news conference and presented a petition with over 800,000 signatures calling on the Biden administration to protect and designate a dozen federal lands, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Garamendi stated that \u201cearly detection, excellent doctors, and the love and support of Patti, our entire family, my extraordinary staff, and congressional colleagues\u201d will allow him to \u201cget through this\u201d to continue serving his district and \u201cadvance American democracy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also said he was \u201cgrateful our President initiated the Cancer Moonshot and that California\u2019s efforts in stem cell research and taxing cigarettes in the 1980s for cancer research have advanced therapies benefiting not only me, but every family dealing with cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The California Democrat said his treatment will last a few months and noted he would limit travel between California and Washington, D.C., in order to minimize his exposure to COVID-19, the flu, and other viruses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thoughts and support are with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-jamie-raskin-announces-cancer-diagnosis\/\" title=\"Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis\">families managing cancer<\/a> or any health condition, and with the doctors, nurses, and medical personnel who offer comfort and hope. I am confident that the treatments will be effective, allowing me to continue serving impacted families and my constituents in Congress for years to come,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Garamendi has been representing areas of northern California in the House since 2009.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697692\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697692\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Congressman John Garamendi, 79, revealed that he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer and has started chemotherapy treatment. Garamendi expressed gratitude for the support of his family, colleagues, and medical professionals, and stated that he plans to continue serving his district despite his diagnosis. 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