Minnesota gov. diagnosed with prostate cancer

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he told the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Tuesday.

Dayton, 69, collapsed while delivering a state of the state address in front of a joint session of the state’s legislature on Monday night.

Dayton regained consciousness and got up by himself just a few minutes later, but promptly left the state capitol according to a statement released by his office.

Dayton said he received the diagnosis on Friday, and that he would undergo further testing after collapsing on Monday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315883-minnesota-gov-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-report

[Mister Ed]

1. Oh, no.

Dayton's a good man. Our state needs him badly.

[HipChick]

2. Hope they caught it in time

[blm]

3. They must have. There've been incredible advancements in treating this over last 2 decades

John Kerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer in Dec2002 and went on the campaign trail a few months later.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. They have, but the key is catching it early

Fainting is worrisome. The brain is one of the more common places for it to spread.

[blm]

6. Certainly hope that isn't the case here.

Dayton is one of the best.

[mopinko]

8. yeah, you dont want to see cancer brain on display, either.

cancer does insidious things to the brain.

[blm]

12. Lost a close friend last year. Her lung cancer spread to the brain.

.

[mopinko]

16. dealing w a neighbor.

friends from day one, and for years. her cancer is making her hearing more acute. she hates my roosters. pouring all the crazy on me.

i can take it, but i wish other people could understand what is going on. they think it's me.

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. Yeah, my mother's breast cancer spread to her brain

First she started losing words, then people and events. Eventually she forgot who I was, but she would still have lucid moments where she remembered me.

[Wellstone ruled]

19. Is this not a Relapse?

[scscholar]

5. Which side is he on?

[blm]

7. Who asks a question like that?

.

[scscholar]

9. What's wrong with information?

I just looked, and he is not a Party member. Plus, his father was on the board of directors of Honeywell.

[RedWedge]

13. ROFLMAO

[IronLionZion]

18. Some reading for you

http://www.ontheissues.org/Mark_Dayton.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dayton

[LanternWaste]

21. What does this insidious and nefarious "information" lead you to conclude?

So what does this insidious and nefarious "information" lead you to conclude?

[Marengo]

14. Someone trying very, very hard...

[CottonBear]

11. He's the Democratic governor of Minnesota. N/T

[IronLionZion]

17. DFL is the Minnesota party aligned with the Democratic Party

A rare blue island in a sea of red

I hope you're not trolling us.

[LanternWaste]

20. Most certainly, "side" is of critical relevance to health for far too many people.

Most certainly, "side" is of critical relevance to health for far too many people.

Even those times when it accidentally, though accurately, illustrates a consistent narrative.

[jeanmarc]

10. That's a below average day.

[Freethinker65]

15. Get some needed rest and hydration Governor Dayton

I imagine he is under much stress from getting the diagnosis and preparing/giving the speech. I am not surprised that he fainted.