<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced he has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will soon start chemo-immunotherapy.</p>
<p>The 60-year-old congressman, a former constitutional law professor who became a star in the Democratic Party leading the second impeachment effort against former President Donald Trump and working as a member of the January 6 Committee, <a href="https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases?ID=DFBEC38A-AF04-4D40-80BE-1F18B2ABE870" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> about his health on Wednesday, stressing that he expects to keep working even as he receives intensive treatment.</p>
<p>“After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,&#8221; Raskin said. &#8220;I am about to embark on a course of chemo-immunotherapy on an outpatient basis at Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.&#8221;</p>
<p>“I expect to be able to work through this period but have been cautioned by my doctors to reduce unnecessary exposure to avoid COVID-19, the flu and other viruses,&#8221; he added. &#8220;In addition to destroying cancer cells, chemotherapy impairs natural antibodies and undermines the body’s immune system. I am advised that it also causes hair loss and weight gain (although I am still holding out hope for the kind that causes hair gain and weight loss).&#8221;</p>
<p>Raskin, first elected to the House in 2016, represents Maryland&#8217;s 8th Congressional District, which will now only contain Montgomery County after redistricting nixed portions of Frederick and Carrol counties. Just last week, House Democrats <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/22/politics/jamie-raskin-house-oversight-committee/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked Raskin to be the ranking member on the Oversight Committee</a>, which next term under the leadership of Republicans is expected to take on investigations into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.</p>
<p>The congressman lost his 25-year-old son, Tommy, to suicide in late 2020, and wrote a memoir about working through the &#8220;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/04/1069793647/rep-jamie-raskin-searches-for-answers-in-unthinkable-journey-of-trauma-and-grief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unthinkable trauma and loss</a>&#8221; that followed Tommy&#8217;s death and the Capitol riot. Raskin is also no stranger to cancer. More than a decade ago, when Raskin was a state senator, <a href="https://raskin.house.gov/2019/4/raskin-recalls-battle-cancer-plea-medicare-all" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he was diagnosed</a> with stage 3 colon cancer, for which he underwent radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery.</p>
<p>This time around, Raskin said, &#8220;With the benefit of early detection and fine doctors, the help of my extraordinary staff, the love of Sarah and our daughters and sons-in-law (actual and to-be) and family and friends, and the support of my beloved constituents and my colleagues in the House, I plan to get through this and, in the meantime, to keep making progress every day in Congress for American democracy.&#8221;</p>
<p>He concluded: &#8220;My love and solidarity go out to other families managing cancer or any other health condition in this holiday season — and all the doctors, nurses and medical personnel who provide us comfort and hope.&#8221;</p>

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