Kerry to Undergo Prostate Surgery

By Andrea Seabrook

Published February 11, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) announces he has prostate cancer. The presidential candidate says surgery is planned for Wednesday. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

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