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NJ Gov Phil Murphy to Undergo Surgery; Diagnosed with Kidney Tumor

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By: Veronica Kordmany

On Feb. 22, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, 62, announced his recent diagnosis of a kidney tumor, which will require him to undergo surgery next month.

The Democrat took to his Twitter platform to break the news, writing, “I’ve got a tumor on my left kidney and will undergo a partial nephrectomy in early March to remove it”. “The prognosis is very good and I’m profoundly grateful to my doctors for detecting the tumor early.”

According to Murphy’s communications director, Mahen Gunaratna, the tumor, three centimeters in diameter, was discovered at a recent checkup. It is impossible to determine whether the tumor is cancerous, he stated, until its removal. In comparison to 90 percent of similar cases, chances are that it is.

The surgery is set to take place at an undisclosed hospital in New York City, where the Governor will be recuperating until he returns home to his native Middletown, N.J. He will then transition back to work within the following few weeks, says Gunaratna. During his absence, lieutenant governor Sheila Y. Oliver, is set to step in as interim governor.

Murphy is not expected to undergo chemotherapy nor radiation treatment, according to NJ Advance Media.

Tammy Murphy, wife of Phil Murphy, has voiced her support for her husband both at an in-person interview and on Twitter, where she wrote, “I know Phil and he’s a fighter… We’re grateful to his amazing team of doctors who detected this tumor early.” In a recent interview the couple sat down for with NJ Advance Media, Phil shared “The expectation is that overwhelmingly, assuming nothing happens on the operating table or you don’t get an infection or something, you’re back on your feet and back in the game without any impairment going forward”.

In light of his diagnosis, the governor, who was once a Wall Street banker, has decided to use his platform to advocate for better health care for the public. He also included the statistic that more than 50,000 New Jersey residents will be diagnosed with cancer this year, stating that he is far from alone in his fight.

“Health care is a right, not a privilege for a select few, and skyrocketing medical costs are a national emergency,” Mr. Murphy wrote. “If there’s anything my diagnosis reminds me of, it’s that preventative services are lifesaving and we need to continue fighting for affordable health care for all.”

He joked that he would bounce back from his operation in no time, as he has a 5K marathon to run in April; one that he “fully expect[s] to be running in”.

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