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Report: Former Senator and Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford Battling Lung Cancer

Wendell Ford
Wendell Ford

Wendell Ford, who represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades following a term as governor, has announced he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments in his hometown of Owensboro.

The Messenger-Inquirer reports Ford’s son, Steve delivered a press release to the newspaper’s office Friday morning.  In the statement, the 89-year-old says doctors recently diagnosed a malignant tumor in one lung. He says that malignancy has started spreading.

Ford says he is maintaining a “very positive outlook” and has “complete faith in my doctors”.

He says his scheduled public appearances have been put on hold indefinitely.

 

The award-winning news team at WKU Public Radio consists of Dan Modlin, Kevin Willis, Lisa Autry, and Joe Corcoran.
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