Mo Brooks Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in House Floor Speech

Mo Brooks Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in House Floor Speech (The Washington Free Beacon)

Republican Rep. Mo Brooks (Ala.) announced Wednesday he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, saying that losing the GOP Alabama Senate primary this summer may have saved his life because he might not otherwise have known he had it.

In a speech on the House floor, Brooks said his doctor called with the news on Halloween night and he had to take swift action, emotionally recounting telling his wife over the phone of the bad news.

He also said medical scans revealed no cancer beyond his prostate and he had been cleared for surgery, although the scheduling of it has been complicated by a changing House voting calendar.