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Governor Jerry Brown Is Being Treated For Prostate Cancer

Gov. Jerry Brown's office says the California governor is undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer.

In an announcement Wednesday, his office said the 74-year-old is being treated for "localized prostate cancer."

University of California San Francisco oncologist Eric Small said in a statement released by the governor's office that the cancer was in its early stages.

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He said it is being treated with a short course of conventional radiotherapy. He called the governor's prognosis excellent.

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