California Gov. Jerry Brown
California Gov. Jerry Brown (Max Whittaker/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated with radiation for early stage prostate cancer.
The 74-year-old Brown is receiving a short course of conventional radiotherapy for “localized prostate cancer,” the statement said.
Brown’s “prognosis is excellent, and there are not expected to be any significant side effects,” University of California, San Francisco oncologist Eric Small said.
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