Sen. Thom Tillis says he’ll have surgery for prostate cancer

<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. &mdash; Sen. Thomas Tillis said Monday that he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week in North Carolina to treat it.</p>
<p>“I am in the hands of outstanding medical professionals and expect to make a full recovery,” the Republican said in a statement.</p>
<p>He said the cancer was detected relatively early.</p>
<p>“I can’t emphasize enough how important routine screenings are, regardless of how healthy you think you are,” he wrote. “I had no symptoms and would have never imagined I had cancer. My prognosis is good because I went to my annual physical and received a PSA test, which led to a biopsy and eventually my diagnosis. Early detection can truly save lives.”</p>