Pennsylvania governor says he has treatable prostate cancer

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf said today he was recently diagnosed with a minor form of prostate cancer and will be treated in the coming weeks.

Wolf, 67, said the cancer was detected several months ago during a routine checkup and then confirmed about two weeks ago through follow-up tests.

He declined to specify what his treatment will be, but he said it won't involve chemotherapy.

Wolf, a Democrat, recently finished a contentious first year in office without getting a full budget deal through the Republican-controlled Legislature.

He said he would take a few days off, his first vacation as governor, before starting treatment near his home in the York area.

"What I'm going through is treatable and will actually not ... interfere with my duties as governor," he said.

He said he should not need to turn over authority to the lieutenant governor.