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Rep. Jim Hagedorn talks cancer, re-election in sit-down interview

Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) joined KEYC News Now at 6:30 to talk about his cancer diagnosis, re-election campaign, upcoming town hall events and much more.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:19 PM CST
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NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) joined KEYC News Now at 6:30 to talk about his cancer diagnosis, re-election campaign, upcoming town hall events and much more.

Rep. Jim Hagedorn reveals his battle with kidney cancer

BLUE EARTH, Minn. (KEYC) - Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) announced Wednesday that he is being treated for cancer. In a news release from Hagedorn's Congressional Office, Hagedorn said that he was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer on February 15, 2019.

Hagedorn announced Wednesday that he was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in February 2019, exactly two months after marrying his wife.

Since the announcement, lawmakers in Washington D.C. have voiced their support for Hagedorn.

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